Beginning in December 2019, a novel coronavirus, designated SARS-CoV-2, has caused an international outbreak of respiratory illness termed Covid-19. The…
Facing Covid-19 in Italy — Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics on the Epidemic’s Front Line
A few weeks ago, Dr. D. a middle-aged chief of cardiology at one of the biggest hospitals in northern Italy,…
SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children
To the Editor: As of March 10, 2020, the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been responsible for more than 110,000…
Covid-19 — The Search for Effective Therapy
Covid-19 is spreading rapidly through Europe and North America, but we have few specific tools to control the growing epidemic…
Covid-19 — The Law and Limits of Quarantine
As Covid-19 spreads around the globe, governments have imposed quarantines and travel bans on an unprecedented scale. China locked down…
10 Ways to Ease Your Coronavirus Anxiety
These simple tips will help you relax and put things in perspective — in between washing your hands, of course.
A Nebraska Hospital Aimed to Contain the Virus. But It Had Already Spread.
Doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center treated some of America’s first coronavirus patients. Now, the center is preparing…
At the Front Lines of Coronavirus, Turning to Social Media
Like many of my colleagues in the emergency room, I have been gathering information from Facebook and Twitter.
The Latest Obstacle to Getting Tested? A Shortage of Swabs and Face Masks
Hospitals and doctors say they are critically low on swabs that are needed to test patients for the coronavirus, as…
Am I Part of the Cure or Am I Part of the Disease? Keeping Coronavirus Out When a Doctor Comes Home
Last year, after a month of dry cough and shortness of breath while walking up the steep steps of Fillmore…