Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19.
Category: Research
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The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It
A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.
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Start-Up Raises $200 Million to Speed Up Drug Trials
New York-based Paradigm has raised a significant amount to simplify clinical trials. Its goal is ambitious, but its challenges are many, researchers say.
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Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
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How Smart Are the Robots Getting?
The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it.
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California Sues Companies Over Insulin Prices, Joining Other States
The state is taking action against three major drug companies and the big pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to temper costs for people with diabetes.
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What Happened to All of Science’s Big Breakthroughs?
A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world’s booming enterprise in scientific and technological advancement.
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Microsoft Bets Big on the Creator of ChatGPT in Race to Dominate A.I.
As a new chatbot wows the world with its conversational talents, a resurgent tech giant is poised to reap the benefits while doubling down on a relationship with the start-up OpenAI.
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How Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.
In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.
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A Music Historian Takes a Top Job at the New York Public Library
Brent Reidy, the new director of Research Libraries, said he hoped to help democratize the 127-year-old library by reaching a younger generation.
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Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don’t Need
Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests.