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The prospect that malaria drugs will become go-to medications to treat COVID-19 before they’ve been rigorously tested is prompting safety warnings.
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Is the phrase “social distancing” sending the wrong message to millions of Americans struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic? Some experts think so.
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The state is also working to fix 170 ventilators that arrived “not working” from the federal government, Gov. Newsom said.
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Stay-at-home requirements have upended the field work of researchers, including that of scientists and volunteers who track migrating gray whales.
By now, you probably know the disease at the center of the global coronavirus pandemic is called COVID-19. But perhaps you don’t know why.
A study of 33 pregnant women in China with the new coronavirus found that three of them gave birth to babies with COVID-19. All three babies survived.
Who lives and who dies? It’s an inevitable choice doctors face if coronavirus cases keep surging.
A loss of smell or taste may be an early sign of coronavirus infection, medical experts now say. It might serve as a useful COVID-19 screening tool.
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A Nobel laureate predicted China’s recovery weeks before it happened. Analyzing the numbers, he sees a much brighter global outcome than many experts.
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By now, you probably know the disease at the center of the global coronavirus pandemic is called COVID-19. But perhaps you don’t know why.
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The prospect that malaria drugs will become go-to medications to treat COVID-19 before they’ve been rigorously tested is prompting safety warnings.
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Theodore Payne offers 30-plus virtual tours of native plant landscapes.
Even as people are told to stay home, many in Southern California seek out public spaces — beaches, hiking trails, sidewalks, parks — for relief.
Gardeners, take a deep breath. We’ve made a list of 10 garden tasks that can help save your sanity now and make the coming months much more pleasant.
When is a cough and a slight fever more than just a cough and a slight fever? When we’re in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you should do next.
The next testing challenge in the coronavirus pandemic is to diagnose those who were infected and then recovered. They are the ones with COVID-19 immunity.
More than 3,000 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in California and 67 people have died of COVID-19. Will the state be the next Italy?
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, you may be wondering whether you should be wearing a mask when you leave your home.
We asked eight experts if the global mobilization to slow the pandemic might pave the way for climate action.
Times science reporter Deborah Netburn answers kids questions about coronavirus, including whether you can get it twice and which parts of the body it attacks.
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Coronavirus: San Francisco warns of a surge in patients. ‘The worst is yet to come’
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Lung scans of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but those clues offer little help in predicting which patients will survive.
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Tiny drops of infected saliva are the likely reason, but aerosolized particles aren’t ruled out.
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Doctors treating coronavirus patients running out of masks? Try a bandanna, the CDC says
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The city of L.A. ordered residents to stay at home as much as possible, while L.A. County ordered stores that are nonessential to shut down.
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Southern California counties have taken different approaches on the coronavirus with rules for businesses and gatherings. Here’s what you can do where.
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Dr. Murray led the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at UC San Francisco for 23 years and helped set up the study of lung disease as its own field.
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FDR’s New Deal aimed not to stimulate the economy, but protect families from hardship.
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As West Hollywood’s LGBTQ community watches gay bars and other gathering spots close to stem the coronavirus, some draw parallels to the AIDS crisis of 40 years ago.
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Being stuck at home during California’s coronavirus stay-at-home order has been challenging to many. Tell us how it has been for you.
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The new county order largely matches the stronger stay-at-home order issued for the city of Los Angeles on Thursday night, just moments before the statewide order was announced.
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Medicines designed to treat COVID-19 won’t be available for months, so doctors are looking to drugs already approved for treating other diseases.
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Italy announced that coronavirus deaths of men outnumbered those of women by a factor of 2 to 1. That mirrors the experience of China. What gives?
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Scientists racing to stave off a tidal wave of coronavirus infections show renewed interest in a little-known medicine: convalescent plasma.
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In recent days, alarm about the economic impact of the novel coronavirus have turned conservatives who weeks ago were boasting about the shrinking of the U.S. government into raving Keynesians, proclaiming the virtues of deficit-financed economic stimulus.
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Daily life feels very different now that we are living with the coronavirus. Psychologists offer their advice for learning how to get used to it.
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Subjective nonfiction film “Dosed” follows one woman’s quest for answers in experimental therapies
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