Thread by @undarkmag

Some of the latest #Covid19 updates from the publications, journalists, and experts Undark is following. Monday, May 11, 2020, 10:30 a.m. (EDT). 🧵#UndarkCovid19

Damage to the kidneys, heart, brain — even 'covid toes' — prompts reassessment of the disease and how to treat it. (By @LennyMBernstein and @arianaeunjung for @washingtonpost) (1/14)

washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05…

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to issue a warning that Chinese hackers are working to steal American research to develop vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus. (By @SangerNYT, @nicoleperlroth for @nytimes) (2/14)

nytimes.com/2020/05/10/us/…

New details on how the NIH made the decision to start giving remdesivir to patients who had been assigned to receive a placebo in the study, limiting researchers’ ability to collect more data on the drug’s efficacy. (@matthewherper for @statnews) (3/14)

statnews.com/2020/05/11/ins…

Foodborne illness investigations have slowed and food recalls have plummeted to their lowest levels in years because of disruptions in America’s food safety system, a @USATODAY investigation found. (By @KyleBagenstose) (4/14)

usatoday.com/story/news/202…

Labs and companies are already distributing the tests, which vary drastically in price and potential performance. (By @LinaZeldovich for @undarkmag) (5/14)

undark.org/2020/05/11/cov…

Many hope that homegrown efforts to develop ventilators, personal protective equipment, sanitizers and quick-result antibody tests will lead to more independent solutions for future health crises. (By @carleypetesch for @ap) (6/14)

apnews.com/66e8d6229ce8cf…

Debilitating symptoms can last long after a person’s body has gotten rid of the coronavirus, a reality Italians are now confronting. (By @jasondhorowitz for @nytimes) (7/14)

nytimes.com/2020/05/10/wor…

In this installment of @undarkmag readers’ Covid-19 queries: Smithfield Foods, reusing PPE, biting insects, and more. (By @deborahblum for @undarkmag) (8/14)

undark.org/2020/05/11/mea…

Meeting the demand for a successful coronavirus vaccine will require a historic amount of coordination between scientists, drugmakers, and the government. (By @owermohle for @politico) (9/14)

politico.com/news/2020/05/1…

In a viral conspiracy video, discredited virologist Judy Mikovits makes head-scratching assertions about SARS-CoV-2. @newsfromscience journalists check the facts. (By @martinenserink and @sciencecohen) (10/14)

sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/f…

John Ioannidis answers Undark’s questions on his controversial antibody study and participation in partisan media. (By Michael Schulson for @undarkmag) (11/14)

undark.org/2020/05/09/joh…

The Trump officials who've led the federal government's coronavirus response are set to testify tomorrow before members of Congress. Here’s what @statnews would ask them. (12/14)

statnews.com/2020/05/11/14-…

Small primary care practices are turning to crowdfunding to survive. If they don’t make it, it’s a loss for all of us. (By @brookeborel for @undarkmag) (13/14)

undark.org/2020/05/09/cov…

Fears of infection spikes have been borne out over the past few days in Germany, in Wuhan, China, and in South Korea, where a single nightclub customer was linked to 85 new cases. (By @lhinnant and @nickgbperry for @ap) (14/14)

apnews.com/b10a568ba6f0da…