By all accounts, Dr. Rochelle Walensky is a fierce advocate and an empathetic scientist. But C.D.C. advice must be better attuned to the real world, critics say.
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When the Lung Cancer Patient Climbs Mountains
A targeted therapy clinical trial enabled a Stage IV lung cancer patient to summit a peak in the Himalayas.
Delayed Skin Reactions Appear After Vaccine Shots
Doctors are reporting additional, minor symptoms that appear several days after people have received their shots.
At Elite Medical Centers, Even Workers Who Don’t Qualify Are Vaccinated
Administrators and young graduate students have been inoculated at leading research hospitals, contrary to state and federal guidelines.
Alzheimer’s Researchers Study a Rare Brain
A woman in Colombia with a rare genetic mutation recently made the ultimate donation to science.
What Is Ulcerative Colitis, the Ailment Afflicting Shinzo Abe of Japan?
The illness that has afflicted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that can unexpectedly flare up.
Remdesivir Could Be in Short Supply. Here’s a Fix.
The federal government must work to ensure adequate supply of the coronavirus drug — and distribute it evenly and transparently.
A Coronavirus Vaccine Project Takes a Page From Gene Therapy
The technique aims to make a person’s cells churn out proteins that will stimulate the body to fight the coronavirus.
What Is ‘Covid Toe’? Maybe a Strange Sign of Coronavirus Infection
Dermatologists say the lesions should prompt testing for the virus, even though many patients have no other symptoms.
32 Days on a Ventilator: One Covid Patient’s Fight to Breathe Again
Jim Bello, 49 and healthy, fell gravely ill, highlighting agonizing mysteries of the coronavirus. Doctors’ relentless effort to save him was a roller-coaster of devastating and triumphant twists.
How to Save Summer From the Coronavirus
A balance can be found to be both safe and outdoors.
Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Can You Trust the Results?
A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests. A few worked as advertised. Most did not.
When Coronavirus Care Gets Lost in Translation
Medical interpreters must now work remotely, multiplying the challenges for front-line doctors and non-English-speaking patients.