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COVID-19 Significantly Impacts Health Services For Noncommunicable Diseases
Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Slashed Carbon Emissions — in Five Graphs
Near-real-time data on carbon emissions reveal the sectors, countries and events that had the most impact but it is unclear how long the dip will last
With Remdesivir, Gilead Finds Itself at Strategic Crossroads, With Its Reputation (and Far More) at Stake
On Friday the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to Remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients
Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show
Even small differences in timing would have prevented the worst exponential growth, which by April had subsumed major U.S. cities
Drugs and Vaccines Are Coming—But to Whom?
How to Make Sure Patents Don’t Stand in the Way of Global Health
Prediction of the Virus Incubation Period for COVID-19 and Future Outbreaks
Exploring different genomic features of RNA viruses that correlate with the incubation times and providing a predictive model
Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France
Using models applied to hospital and death data, we estimate the impact of the lockdown and current population immunity.
Early Estimates of the Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal and Child Mortality in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: A Modelling Study
While the COVID-19 pandemic will increase mortality due to the virus, it is also likely to increase mortality indirectly.
Latin America’s Outbreaks Now Rival Europe’s. But It’s Options Are Worse.
An analysis by the New York Times found some cities in Latin America have seen spikes in fatalities that match the worst of the pandemic elsewhere.
‘Finally, A Virus Got Me.’ Scientist Who Fought Ebola and HIV Reflects on Facing Death from COVID-19
Virologist Peter Piot fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March. He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since.
The Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines
COVID-19 has caused scarcity of medical resources in health systems and has severely affected the global economy.
How to Protect Against Child Abuse During COVID-19 Pandemic
Maryland’s stay-at-home order protects communities from COVID-19 transmission, but staying at home does not mean safety for everyone.