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California reported 540 new hospitalizations from Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state’s total up to 16,426.

You wouldn’t be blamed for any enthusiasm around leaving 2020 behind. But before you welcome 2021 with open arms, here is a review of how behavioral science played into the major themes of the year.

Cheap, self-administered Covid tests with instant results would end destructive lockdowns. What is Congress waiting for?

Covid-19 is not just a bad version of the flu. This week, two important studies quantified just how much more deadly it is.

“I’m not sure that I’m aware of any family in America that’s more evil than yours,” said Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee.

The second Emergency Use Authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine could be days - or even hours - away.

The FDA has approved a Covid-19 home test that doesn't require a prescription or supervision from a health provider. The problem is that it's way too expensive—and doesn't have to be.

The company says that it has extra doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, but is waiting on instructions from the U.S. government before it can deliver them to hospitals.

In a recent announcement, DARPA has awarded up to $15 million to synthetic biology companies and scientists to create a novel, long-lasting mosquito repellent using engineered microbes

Frail elders living at home need quick access to the coronavirus vaccine.

There are few people whose work personifies the intersection of health and human rights like Dr. Paul Farmer. He’s been instrumental in building health system infrastructure in countries and communities around the world. Yesterday he was awarded $1 million for advancing ideas that shape the world.

In most counties case counts are rising and ICU capacity is diminishing. What the state needs as it awaits more vaccines are robust public health interventions that provide assistance to those who need it most.

In good news for those who have been called hypersensitive, researchers have found that people who showed a more intense response to stress before the Covid-19 pandemic were less likely to experience PTSD after it started.

The United States’ top infectious disease official said even vulnerable people could be protected against the disease by fall if an overwhelming number of people are vaccinated in the first half of 2021.

Many mental health workers are treating patients in hospitals and clinics, but each state can decide whether they are prioritized along with physical medicine providers.

The sample does not need to be sent to a lab to be processed.

Abbott said its BinaxNow rapid test for Covid-19 has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for at-home use and will cost $25.