Find a Vaccine. Next: Produce 300 Million Vials of It.

In the midst of national shortages of testing swabs and protective gear, some medical suppliers and health policy experts are looking ahead to...

With Kidney Treatment in High Demand, a Patient’s Health Quickly Declines

Orphaned as a youth in Bangladesh, Jamal Uddin worked in a ribbon factory in Lower Manhattan while attending high school, before graduating from...

3 Africans in Mexico City Grave Tell Stories of Slavery’s Toll

The three skulls were unlike hundreds of others in the 16th-century mass grave uncovered at the San José de los Naturales Royal Hospital...

Labs Across U.S. Join Federal Initiative to Study Coronavirus Genome

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced a national initiative to speed research into how the coronavirus was spreading around...

Time to Check Your Pandemic-Abandoned Car for Rats

You might want to make sure there’s not a rat living (or recently dead) in your car’s engine.Why are you still reading? Check...

Live Coronavirus Cases and Deaths Tracker

3.8 million more workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. That’s probably an undercount.The figures announced Thursday by the Labor Department bring the...

Her M.R.I. Came Back Normal After a Seizure. Could It Be...

“Honey” — the woman could hear fear tightening her husband’s voice as he called out to her — “I think your mother just...

As Georgia Reopens, Virus Study Shows Black Residents May Bear Brunt

As Georgia reopens many businesses over objections from President Trump and others, a new study illustrates the high rates of coronavirus infection among...

Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus

In the early 1950s, psychiatrists began treating schizophrenia with a new drug called chlorpromazine. Seven decades later, the drug is still used as...

Why Days 5 to 10 Are So Important When You Have...

When a relative of mine recently became seriously ill with what seemed to be a coronavirus infection, my first question was about timing....