Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh parses what research has illuminated about long Covid, and what questions remain.
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A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This
It’s the first study of individualized brain stimulation to treat severe depression. Sarah’s case raises the possibility the method may help people who don’t respond to other therapies.
Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak
In a once unimagined accomplishment, electrodes implanted in the man’s brain transmit signals to a computer that displays his words.
The Disease Detective
Joe DeRisi invented a way to find pathogens that scientists didn’t even know to look for. Can it help prevent the next pandemic?
New Scan Finds Prostate Cancer Cells Hiding in the Body
The test seems likely to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a disease that kills 33,000 American men each year.
A Rapid Test Offers Hope for Community Screening
In a small study in San Francisco, Abbott’s BinaxNOW identified infectious people nearly as accurately as a P.C.R. test.
Novel Brain Surgery Seeks to Reverse Epilepsy in Sea Lion
Cronutt, like a growing number of ocean mammals, developed seizures because of toxins in the water. Scientists hope the pioneering procedure he underwent this week could help.
A Black Nurse Saved Lives. Today She May Save Art.
Once a slave, Biddy Mason went on to a life of extraordinary accomplishments. The fact that she figures in W.P.A. murals in San Francisco may save them from destruction.
‘Amazing, Isn’t It?’ Long Sought Blood Test for Alzheimer’s in Reach
Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease.
My Uncle Died of Covid-19 in America. In China, Would He Have Lived?
My father, a Chinese pulmonologist, believes his brother could have been saved.
Patient Is Reported Free of H.I.V., but Scientists Urge Caution
Brazilian scientists say the man no longer shows signs of the infection after taking a powerful drug cocktail. But the preliminary results require confirmation.
Many Latinos Couldn’t Stay Home. Now Virus Cases Are Soaring.
Rates of coronavirus infection among Latinos have risen rapidly across the United States.
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.
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.
Doctors Press F.D.A. to Let More Gay Men Donate Blood
A letter signed by more than 500 medical professionals cited recent fears of a blood shortage during the coronavirus pandemic.