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The use of antibiotics in individuals with COVID-19 may result in increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This can involve bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics. The effects may be felt among the wider population and have toxic consequences for the environment.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that using antibiotics in people with COVID-19 may result in increased antimicrobial…

We continue our Hope Behind the Headlines series by exploring the most recent — and most hopeful — findings in the field of COVID-19 research.Share on PinterestComputer modeling has helped researchers find that a drug called Ebselen may be helpful in treating COVID-19.Hopefully, the COVID-19 pandemic will not last forever. Every 2 weeks, we round…

In early March, most doctors in the United States had never seen a person sick with COVID-19. Four months later, nearly every emergency room and intensive care physician in the country is intimately familiar with the disease. In that time, they’ve learned a lot about how best to treat patients. But in some cases, they’re…

ANALYSIS/OPINION: For the last 30 years, America’s policy with respect to China has been wrong. This is not the fault of any particular person or group of people. Rather, it is the shared and terrible failure of Republicans and Democrats, hawks and doves, businesses and think tanks. In the wake of the 1989 massacre in…

Dr. Ray Lorenzoni is in his second year of a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. In March, he was recruited to treat adult COVID-19 patients during New York City's peak. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption toggle caption Elias Williams for NPR Dr. Ray Lorenzoni is…