Category: Editors’ Pick

This New Method To Stabilize Vaccines Without Refrigerators Could Help Slow Global Epidemics

The proteins within vaccines will begin to degrade in room temperature. When the proteins degrade, the vaccine loses its ability to immunize a patient. A new paper shows how a method called “ensilication” poses a solution to the problem.

How To Safely Return To Running And Races

Wear a mask or buff, keep your social distance and be aware of your surroundings.

How To Safely Resume Playing Youth Sports

Focus on individual drills, prohibit travel and contact sports, and be patient as teams and leagues adjust.

How To Get Back To The Gym

Expect reservation systems for workout times, distance between machines and don’t forget to wear a mask.

Covid-19 Coronavirus Leads To Double Lung Transplant For Woman In Her 20s

Still think the Covid-19 coronavirus is no big deal?

Obamacare Insurer Centene Boosts Pandemic Outlook And Focus On Health Disparities

Health insurer Centene expects the rise in unemployment amid the spread of the coronavirus strain COVID-19 to boost Medicaid and Obamacare enrollment in the coming months and increase revenue to as much as $112 billion.

What’s New About Sex And Coronavirus? Here Are Updated Guidelines From NYC

The New York City Department of Health has updated their “Safer Sex and COVID-19” guidelines including recommendations about getting kinky, questions to ask, and group sex.

Early Data From Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Are Encouraging, But There’s Still A Long Way To Go

Virologist Dave Wessner explains what we know about two promising coronavirus vaccines so far – and how much more we still need to know before they come onto the market.

Top Medical Journal Releases Papers On Addressing Racial Inequality In Healthcare

The New England Journal of Medicine published several perspectives addressing systemic racism in the medical community and the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on black communities.

Amazon’s Coronavirus Testing For Workers Remains Rare Move By An Employer

Amazon’s effort to test its workers for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 even in a pilot program is a rare move among U.S. employers, health benefits consultancies say.