Kristen V Brown Bloomberg

A string of new studies has confirmed the silver lining of the omicron variant: Even as case numbers soar to records, the numbers of severe cases and hospitalizations have not. The data, some scientists say, signal a new, less worrying chapter of the

Public-health researchers seeking new ways to persuade vaccine holdouts to take coronavirus shots are turning to the strategies of the digital marketing industry to figure out how to win over the reluctant.

Commerical antibody tests were developed to measure recent infection from the virus, rather than the vaccine response. They cant reliably establish whether a person is immune to COVID-19.

Research from genetic-testing giant 23andMe Inc. found differences in a gene that influences a person's blood type can affect a person's susceptibility to Covid-19.

Months after his daughter's birth in 2017, Chris Jung dropped off a test-tube of her saliva to his company's genetic testing lab in Hong Kong. He had grand ambitions for the baby, and was seeking clues to the future in her DNA. She might become a prominent professional, he thought, possibly even a doctor.

Verily plans to partner with hospitals in Ohio on a tech-heavy approach to treating people with substance-abuse disorders.

Manipulating molecules isn't as simple as manipulating code, but recent advances in the lab have made it a lot easier.

A string of new studies has confirmed the silver lining of the omicron variant: Even as case numbers soar to records, the numbers of severe cases and hospitalizations have not. The data, some scientists say, signal a new, less worrying chapter of the

Public-health researchers seeking new ways to persuade vaccine holdouts to take coronavirus shots are turning to the strategies of the digital marketing industry to figure out how to win over the reluctant.

Commerical antibody tests were developed to measure recent infection from the virus, rather than the vaccine response. They cant reliably establish whether a person is immune to COVID-19.

Research from genetic-testing giant 23andMe Inc. found differences in a gene that influences a person's blood type can affect a person's susceptibility to Covid-19.

Months after his daughter's birth in 2017, Chris Jung dropped off a test-tube of her saliva to his company's genetic testing lab in Hong Kong. He had grand ambitions for the baby, and was seeking clues to the future in her DNA. She might become a prominent professional, he thought, possibly even a doctor.

Verily plans to partner with hospitals in Ohio on a tech-heavy approach to treating people with substance-abuse disorders.

Manipulating molecules isn't as simple as manipulating code, but recent advances in the lab have made it a lot easier.