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Every day brings new scientific insights into covid-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. Here are some of the…
Ed Cara
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Born and raised in NYC, Ed covers public health, disease, and weird animal science for Gizmodo. He has previously reported for the Atlantic, Vice, Pacific Standard, and Undark Magazine.
Apr 30 2020
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Some recovered covid-19 patients who again tested positive for the coronavirus likely weren’t reinfected after all.…
Apr 29 2020
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A wave of results from studies involving remdesivir, an experimental antiviral being used to treat covid-19, has…
Apr 28 2020
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Doctors in Europe are warning that they’ve started to see an alarming rise of rare, life-threatening complications…
Apr 28 2020
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Amid more reports of pets and other animals testing positive for the new coronavirus, the Centers for Disease…
Apr 27 2020
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Medical workers and researchers in states across the U.S. are now gathering the crucial data needed to understand…
Apr 24 2020
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A string of recent developments in covid-19 research is providing an important, if deeply depressing, lesson about…
Apr 23 2020
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Dermatologists are starting to report some peculiar symptoms linked to covid-19: discolored and/or rashy patches of…
Apr 22 2020
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Weeks before the first documented U.S. death from covid-19, at least two people in California likely died from the…
Apr 21 2020
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Scientists are debating a key aspect of the coronavirus that causes covid-19: whether the virus lingers in the air…
Apr 20 2020
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Doctors say a woman’s silicone breast implants deflected what could have been a fatal bullet, stopping it from…
Apr 17 2020
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The pace of research into covid-19 has been unprecedented, with dozens of studies and new trials arriving by the…
Apr 16 2020
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed how it will officially count the number of people…
Apr 15 2020
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The damaging effects of covid-19 will extend beyond the lungs to our brains and minds, scientists are warning. The…
Apr 10 2020
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Just days before the World Health Organization was set to declare the official end of the world’s second-deadliest…
Apr 10 2020
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As parts of the United States settle in for what may be the worst weeks of their local covid-19 outbreaks, a…
Apr 8 2020
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A new study is the latest to show how indistinguishable false memories are from real ones. People who watched…
Apr 7 2020
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to try detailing how covid-19 is…
Apr 6 2020
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New research and surprising developments are teaching us more about covid-19 and the coronavirus that causes it.
Apr 3 2020
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There is no single solution or policy that will get us through this coronavirus pandemic, but there is one thing…