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Some coronaviruses kill, while others cause a common cold. We are getting closer to knowing why

It’s hard to imagine a time when “coronavirus” wasn’t a household word. But for a long time, this family of viruses had merited very little attention. Believed to be ubiquitous among animals and avian species, the first coronavirus to infect…

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A new Covid-19 antiviral pill cuts risk of death by 50 percent. Here’s what you need to know about it

A new way to fight the Covid-19 pandemic is on the horizon. Current treatments are expensive and require patients to be admitted to hospital. But a drug developed by Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is on the cusp of changing…

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