Brazilian doctors stopped a test of chloroquine, a drug President Trump has promoted, after only six days because it was causing heart problems.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir to be distributed again after halt a week ago
The experimental and unproven coronavirus treatment, so popular its new requests were halted, is once again available.
8 strains of the coronavirus are circling the globe. Here’s what clues they’re giving scientists.
Scientists sequenced the genomes of eight coronavirus strains circling the globe providing hints about the effectiveness of efforts to halt the virus.
Working from home because of coronavirus? Be careful what you download to keep cybersafe
Tips from cybersecurity experts to keep you safe and your computer (and boss) happy while you’re working from home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Before coronavirus, Seattle was under siege by the deadliest flu in history. Here’s what life was like.
As the coronavirus epidemic threatens Seattle and Washington, there’s an odd echo of 1918 when the Spanish flu had the city on lock down.
Is watching Netflix bad for the environment? Scientists take a deeper look at data centers
If you’re worried about climate change, should you feel guilty about going online? Maybe you don’t need to put down your phone just yet, a study says.
Like a ‘second wife’: Wind energy gives American farmers a new crop to sell in tough times
In an increasingly precarious time for the nation’s farmers and ranchers, some in the wind belt have a new commodity to sell — access to the wind.
Will Pete Buttigieg become the first gay president? Older LGBTQ celebrate historic run
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential bid was something they never could have imagined when they were young, say older gay men and lesbians.
Why Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Uber are spending billions on local politics
Tech companies — long focused on national and global issues — are increasingly getting involved in the nitty-gritty of local politics.
Diseases like West Nile, EEE and flesh-eating bacteria are flourishing due to climate change
Climate change is altering the nation’s environment and the microbes, viruses and insects that inhabit it, potentially increasing where diseases are.