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Author: Leslie Cardé

Drug hyped as viable treatment for COVID-19 makes its way to Louisiana hospitals, but experts remain unsure about effectiveness

May 29, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020
Studies have thus far found only limited benefits from remdesivir.

Medical experts offer advice on the risks of common activities in phase one

May 21, 2020 Updated May 22, 2020
How safe is the beach? Restaurants? Church? The Lens talks with doctors about how (or whether) people can participate safely in the gradual reopening.

Doctors urge caution as state enters phase one of reopening

May 15, 2020 Updated May 16, 2020
‘Phase one doesn’t mean it’s 100 percent safe,’ said a state Health Department official.

Scientists race for vaccine, but still struggle to understand how new virus works

May 8, 2020 Updated May 9, 2020
New complications seen in a small number of children just one recent wrinkle in learning about what COVID-19 does.

Studies show link between pollution and COVID-19 mortality

May 4, 2020 Updated May 6, 2020
Following a Harvard study showing a correlation between COVID-19 mortality and pollution, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic shows the link in Louisiana's most polluted parishes.

As officials consider plans for reopening, many unanswered questions remain

April 28, 2020 Updated April 28, 2020
‘We’ve become aware of just how much we don’t know pertaining to this particular virus,’ one doctor told The Lens.

At hospitals and on the curb, pandemic leads to more medical waste

April 23, 2020 Updated April 24, 2020
How waste contractors are dealing with heavier, more hazardous loads.

The path to reopening: More testing, contact tracing needed to safely restart the state

April 21, 2020 Updated April 22, 2020
The governor hopes to begin the reopening process soon, but the state says it still needs hundreds of workers to implement a contact tracing program.

Scientists at Tulane National Primate Research Center studying vaccines, treatments for COVID-19

April 16, 2020 Updated April 16, 2020
Testing on primates with DNA similar to humans is key to developing new drugs and getting them approved.

New Orleans-area hospitals, researchers find new ways to address testing delays and limited drug supplies during COVID-19 crisis

April 14, 2020 Updated April 16, 2020
Area healthcare workers develop faster testing methods, new ventilator techniques and participate in trials for potential treatments.

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