More than a century ago, epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Tuttle prescribed face masks and social distancing to slow the influenza pandemic. He made a lot of enemies—but it worked.
As the coronavirus spreads across the globe and threatens to be the biggest pandemic since 1918’s Spanish Flu, accurate information from the people on the front lines of research, medicine and policy are vital.
On a day set aside to honor doctors, Forbes presents the stories of the men and women who are working day and night across the country fighting against the pandemic.
A lack of testing and inconsistent responses make it hard to predict how bad the new coronavirus outbreak will get in the U.S., but social distancing measures will slow it down.
Forbes is tracking a definitive list of the pharmaceutical companies and startups working to find treatments and vaccines for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Forbes Under 30 alumnus Chase Feiger has raised over $11 million to build a new business, this time aimed at providing a direct-to-consumer platform for pharmaceutical companies.