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Dr. Anthony Fauci Emerges As Rare Public Face Of Scientific Guidance

4:42pm March 25, 2020

by Richard Harris

Dr. Anthony Fauci has advised six U.S. presidents, and has been visible during the coronavirus epidemic. He has often stood beside President Trump — often contradicting Trump's incorrect statements.

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Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day (center) took part in a meeting of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on March 2.

FDA Grants Experimental Coronavirus Drug Benefits For Rare Disease Treatments

7:26pm March 24, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

Gilead Science's remdesivir, an antiviral medicine being tested for treatment of COVID-19, would get a seven-year monopoly if approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using supercomputers to calculate which drugs may help in the fight against the coronavirus.

Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment

2:01pm March 24, 2020

by Joe Palca

Scientists hope a machine can do what a person can't: quickly analyze every physical and chemical aspect of the coronavirus and sift through the world's drugs for subtle clues that might prove useful.

Transmission electron micrograph of particles of SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Why Hoarding Of Hydroxychloroquine Needs To Stop

8:47pm March 23, 2020

by Martha Bebinger

Despite Trump's public remarks, infectious disease experts say it's premature to think hydroxychloroquine will help against COVID-19. And patients with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis rely on the drug.

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COVID-19 Updates: Federal Reserve Acts, Deal Eludes Congress, Trump Speaks

8:32pm March 23, 2020

Economics, politics and science correspondents round up new developments in the federal response to the coronavirus crisis, including President Trump's comments during an afternoon press conference.

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Deep Sea Squid May Communicate Through Glowing Pigmentation, Researchers Find

4:13pm March 23, 2020

by Lauren Sommer

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea squid can communicate with glowing patterns on their bodies — basically turning themselves into e-readers.

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A sign on the Bradley Beach, N.J., oceanfront urges people to practice social distancing even in the outdoors during the coronavirus outbreak. On Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order directing all residents to stay at home.

Ohio, Louisiana, Delaware Order Residents To Stay Home As Cases Of COVID-19 Rise

8:56pm March 22, 2020

by Gabriela Saldivia

Announcements in three more states on Sunday brought the number of Americans who are currently under — or soon to be under — orders to stay home to more than 101 million.

Medical workers transport a patient into a newly built temporary hospital on March 16 in Rome. Doctors in Italy are making difficult decisions about who should receive care.

U.S. Hospitals Prepare Guidelines For Who Gets Care Amid Coronavirus Surge

5:25pm March 22, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Doctors in Italy are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases and prioritizing which patients get care. Many U.S. doctors could soon be making the same life-or-death decisions.

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Increase In Availability Of Coronavirus Tests

5:26pm March 21, 2020

by Joe Palca

The Trump administration suggested that widespread testing is underway but that the country is only in day six of the 15-day plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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Gilead Sciences, headquartered in Foster City, Calif., makes remdesivir, one of the experimental drugs now being investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19.

Might The Experimental Drug Remdesivir Work Against COVID-19?

7:19am March 21, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

It's too soon to know if the antiviral compound tested in 2014 as a potential Ebola treatment will hobble the coronavirus. Lab tests show promise, but studies in people with COVID-19 have only begun.