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@unipotsdam The study found that explaining uncertainty in scientific findings doesn't erode trust; instead, it buffers against a loss of trust when evidence changes.
The new policy stunned many health experts and laboratories because of its timing. Some public health experts warned the shift could result in unreliable coronavirus tests on the market. (By @lauriemcginley2 and @yabutaleb7 for @washingtonpost) (1/15)
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)
The research community is reacting with alarm to the NIH’s abrupt and unusual termination of a grant supporting research in China on how coronaviruses move from bats to humans. (By @meredithwadman, @sciencecohen for @newsfromscience) (1/12)
The head of the WHO today expressed “regret” that President Trump intends to cut off U.S. funding to the agency over its handling of the #Covid19 pandemic and stressed the importance of global unity. (By @HelenBranswell for @statnews) (1/17)
The White House coronavirus task force said that U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada would be closed to nonessential travel beginning at midnight on Saturday. (From @nytimes) (1/8)