Her Eyelid Drooped and She Kept Getting Weaker. What Was Going On?
The voice on the phone was kind but firm: “You need to go to the emergency room. Now.” Her morning was going to [...]
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Scientists Are Trying to Spot New Viruses Before They Cause Pandemics
Back in the summer, Dr. Michael Mina made a deal with a cold storage company. With many of its restaurant clients closed down, [...]
Could a Smell Test Screen People for Covid?
In a perfect world, the entrance to every office, restaurant and school would offer a coronavirus test — one with absolute accuracy, and [...]
Spit in a Tube and Mail It In: A New Frontier in Covid Testing
FULLERTON, Calif. — The post-Thanksgiving rush for Covid-19 testing is on: Pharmacies in the Southern California suburbs are advising customers lucky enough to [...]
These Towns Trusted a Doctor to Set Up Covid Testing. Sample Patient Fee: $1,944.
Patients say a Connecticut physician took advantage of the pandemic with “super Covid tests” and $480 follow-up phone calls. By Sarah Kliff Rebecca [...]
White House Opposes Expanded Virus Testing, Complicating Stimulus Talks
WASHINGTON — In late September, a Nobel Prize-winning economist emailed Dr. Scott W. Atlas, a White House coronavirus adviser, in what he saw [...]
Nevada Revokes Halt on Rapid Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes
The reversal came just hours after the federal government threatened the state, calling the prohibition on the tests “illegal.” By Katherine J. Wu [...]
The Private Sector Can’t Pay for Everything
With stimulus delayed amid waffling by President Trump, employers have been left to fend for themselves. The results have been troubling. By Noam [...]
How to Get a Virus Test Result in N.Y.C. in 48 Hours or Less
With schools set to reopen this month, families can get quick results at public hospitals and new rapid testing clinics as the city [...]
As Second Wave of Virus Builds, U.K. Enters New Testing Crisis
Surging demand following the reopening of schools has generated a backlog of 185,000 tests, just as the pace of infections threatens to explode. [...]