Science: Fired cancer scientist says ‘good people are being crushed’ by overzealous probes into possible Chinese ties “…According to [the Moffitt Cancer Center], [researcher Pearlie Epling-Burnette] and five other senior scientists got the boot because they were involved in collaborations with institutions in China that ‘violated multiple Moffitt policies and…

HHS: HHS funds development of COVID-19 diagnostic tests “Two diagnostic tests that may detect severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in approximately one hour will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The…

AP: Supercomputer helps in tracking East Africa locust outbreak (Muhumuza/Tiro, 3/12). CNBC: Joe Biden campaign announces new coronavirus committee to provide counsel as pandemic fears escalate (Higgins, 3/11). Healio: Triple-drug regimen yields favorable outcomes in drug-resistant TB (3/11). STAT: Researchers rush to test coronavirus vaccine in people without knowing how…

CNN: Second person cured of HIV is still free of active virus two years on “The second person ever to be cured of HIV is still free of active virus more than two years on, a study published by medical journal The Lancet HIV revealed on Tuesday. Two and a…

Seattle Times: Gates Foundation spearheads $125 million drive to develop a coronavirus drug “As part of a $100 million commitment to the global COVID-19 response, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday a collaboration to speed development of treatments for the new coronavirus that has infected more than 100,000…

Reuters Health: New brand-name HIV-prevention pill not worth the added cost: study “A cheaper HIV prevention pill is going on sale soon in the U.S., but the price drop won’t help as many people if doctors instead prescribe a newer, more expensive brand-name drug, experts say. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP),…

New York Times: The ‘London Patient,’ Cured of HIV, Reveals His Identity “A year after the ‘London Patient’ was introduced to the world as only the second person to be cured of HIV, he is stepping out of the shadows to reveal his identity: He is Adam Castillejo. … Last…

Bloomberg: There Is a ‘Tipping Point’ Before Coronavirus Kills (Gale, 3/8). Devex: U.K. government to fund coronavirus rapid diagnostic test (Worley, 3/6). New York Times: How Deadly Is Coronavirus? What We Know and What We Don’t (Bui et al., 3/7). Reuters: $2 billion needed to develop COVID-19 shot, says epidemic…

Government Accountability Office: Science & Tech Spotlight: Coronaviruses This GAO report provides an overview on coronaviruses, including previous coronavirus outbreaks, how coronaviruses work, current diagnostics, and research on vaccines and therapeutics (3/3).

POLITICO: How the drug industry got its way on the coronavirus (Karlin-Smith, 3/5). Science: With $115 million, more than 80 Boston researchers will collaborate to tackle COVID-19 (Couzin-Frankel, 3/5). STAT: We’re learning a lot about the coronavirus. It will help us assess risk (Branswell, 3/6). STAT: How blood plasma from…