While Pakistan’s government and military are at odds over how to respond, doctors are protesting to get equipment and more…
Fresh From Iran’s Coronavirus Zone, Now Moving Across Afghanistan
Thousands of Afghans returning each day bring a risk of widespread infections to the border city of Herat and beyond…
When Your Restaurant’s Star Dish Is Blamed for Spreading Coronavirus
As restaurants around the world close or retool to enforce social distancing, Hong Kong’s hot pot eateries offer a cautionary…
Patients at risk of drug-induced sudden cardiac death in COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to spread, leading to more than 20,000 deaths worldwide in less than four…
Despite failures, chemo still promising against dangerous childhood brain cancer, DIPG
The pediatric brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is almost uniformly fatal. In part, this is due…
A critical enzyme for sperm formation could be a target for treating male infertility
Researchers have identified an enzyme essential for the process of male meiosis, the type of cell division that produces sperm.…
Modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing measures on progression of COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan
A new study suggests extending school and workplace closures in Wuhan until April, rather than March, would likely delay a…
Weedy rice is unintended legacy of Green Revolution
Weedy rice is a feral form of rice that infests paddies worldwide and aggressively outcompetes cultivated varieties. A new study…
Non-confirming replication of “Performance of InSilicoVA for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards,” by Flaxman et al.
A verbal autopsy (VA) is an interview conducted with the caregivers of someone who has recently died to describe the…
Born to fail: flaws in replication design produce intended results
We recently published in BMC Medicine an evaluation of the comparative diagnostic performance of InSilicoVA, a software to map the…