Gina Kolata
Medical reporter for the New York Times and author of six books. The latest, Mercies in Disguise, will be published in March of 2017.
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As the Virus Surges, Stark Differences Over What Is Around the Corner
President Trump’s health secretary voiced optimism on Sunday that vaccines and treatments would soon save the day, but governors and experts issued bleak warnings about the public letting down its guard.
Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial
An antiviral widely used to treat hospitalized patients did not lower the mortality rate in a multinational trial.
Scientists Synthesize Jawbones From Pig Fat
The bones are among the hardest to replace in the body. A trial of the new technique in humans is about to begin.
Gina Kolata
A jawbone made from fat? Yep.
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In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers
Editors at the world’s leading medical journal said the Trump administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”
Trump Live Updates: Trump, Back at the White House, Continues to Downplay Virus
The president is charging into uncharted territory, against the advice of doctors who warned against leaving the hospital and about the random and often lethal nature of Covid-19.
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ Comments Outrage Public Health Experts
President Trump yet again downplayed the deadly threat of the coronavirus, with remarks that medical professionals called “dangerous” and “utterly irresponsible.”
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump’s Treatment Suggests His Condition May Be Severe, Experts Say
As the president begins his fourth day in the hospital with the coronavirus, the number of new cases reported daily across the United States is slowly rising.
‘Don’t Be Afraid of Covid,’ Trump Says, Undermining Public Health Messages
Experts were outraged by the president’s comments about a disease that has killed nearly 210,000 people in the United States.
Trump’s Covid Treatments Suggest a Serious Condition
Outside experts pointed to the therapies as signs that the president’s health may not be as good as his doctors said. His age, weight and gender put him at high risk.
An Experimental Drug Protects Covid-19 Patients, Eli Lilly Claims
A so-called monoclonal antibody lowered blood levels of the coronavirus and prevented hospitalizations. The research has not yet been vetted by independent experts.
Cartilage Is Grown in the Arthritic Joints of Mice
Researchers discovered a way to awaken dormant stem cells and transform them into cartilage. If the technique works in humans, it may help ease debilitating joint pain.
An ‘Unprecedented’ Effort to Stop the Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Researchers are testing an experimental drug to halt sudden outbreaks. The trial may bring a new type of treatment for the virus.
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Gina Kolata
Researchers have steered clear of nursing homes, but they are covid hotspots. Now there's a large clinical trial asking if outbreaks in nursing homes can be stopped.
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Federal Study of Covid Treatments Enters a New Phase
A clinical trial showed that remdesivir helped hospitalized patients. Now researchers are asking whether when the drug is paired with another antiviral drug, patients will recover faster.
Study Shows Why the Flu Likes Winter
Researchers believe the flu virus is more stable and stays in the air longer when air is cold and dry.
On Native American Land, Contact Tracing Is Saving Lives
As the coronavirus spread on the Fort Apache reservation in Arizona, medical teams sought out residents who might have been exposed. The effort paid off in unexpected ways.
Dementia on the Retreat in the U.S. and Europe
Rates of dementia have steadily fallen over the past 25 years, a new study finds. But the disease is increasingly common in some parts of the world.