The state has asked UC to lead an expansion of a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system recently tested at seven UC campuses.
Anatomy of a vaccine: What it takes to create a safe, effective COVID shot
No challenge has gripped the world this year like the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. Inside the unprecedented effort to deliver one, quickly.
How UC San Diego’s kept a lid on COVID-19 infections
The country's most ambitious wastewater testing initiative, asymptomatic testing kits and an exposure notification system have made the Return to Learn program a success.
What is COVID doing to our hearts?
The disease may damage cardiac muscle even in those who never displayed symptoms.
Connection between COVID-19 and loss of smell uncovered by research team
About 70 percent of people with COVID-19 suddenly lose their sense of smell, although fewer seem to realize it, new analysis shows.
New solution to kill coronavirus on common surfaces in seconds
Cold atmospheric plasma via jet spray could be used to quickly disinfect hospitals, transport and more.
3 UCSF faculty named to Biden-Harris transition COVID-19 advisory board
David A. Kessler, Eric Goosby and Robert M. Rodriguez will help guide planning for the president-elect’s federal response to the pandemic.
Preparing for a winter with the coronavirus
How will staying indoors more frequently affect the spread of COVID-19?
Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.
Dr. Anthony Fauci backs universal health care, expects slow return to ‘normal’
In a wide-ranging discussion, Fauci covers many of the issues that have come to define the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
Is it the flu, a cold or COVID-19?
Infectious disease specialists share how to tell the difference.
COVID-19 may have been in Los Angeles as early as last December, UCLA-led study suggests
An unexpected 50 percent uptick in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses may indicate pre-pandemic arrival of the coronavirus.