Why the U.S. Is Underestimating Covid Reinfection
Kaitlyn Romoser first caught covid-19 in March, likely on a trip to Denmark and Sweden, just as the scope of the pandemic was becoming clear. Romoser, who is 23 and … Read More
Author: JoNel Aleccia
Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted Covid Antibody Treatments
By the time he tested positive for covid-19 on Jan. 12, Gary Herritz was feeling pretty sick. He suspects he was infected a week earlier, during a medical appointment in … Read More
Blood Drives — And Donors Fall Off As Coronavirus Worries Grow
Mounting warnings that Americans should stay home and avoid crowds to stop the spread of a deadly new coronavirus are triggering an unexpected — and potentially ominous — downside: a … Read More
How Intrepid Lab Sleuths Ramped Up Tests As Coronavirus Closed In
SEATTLE — While officials in Washington, D.C., grappled with delays and red tape, two professional virus hunters raced to make thousands of tests available to detect the deadly new coronavirus … Read More
Firing Doctor, Christian Hospital Sets Off National Challenge To Aid-In-Dying Laws
DENVER — A Christian-run health system in Colorado has fired a veteran doctor who went to court to fight for the right of her patient to use the state’s medical … Read More