Richard Harris

Photographer Taylor Lockwood found the rare mushroom <em>Hypocreopsis rhododendri </em>growing in the United States, a discovery that delighted scientists and mushroom devotees.

Enthusiastic Amateurs Advance Science As They Hunt For Exotic Mushrooms

Richard Harris

Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.

For children, the risk of serious consequences from COVID-19 is the same magnitude as the risk they face from the flu. But for parents, experts say, it's a matter of perspective.

Children's Risk Of Serious Illness From COVID-19 Is As Low As It Is For The Flu

Richard Harris

Though the odds are comparable, many parents worry more about the less familiar disease. New mask guidelines have heightened anxiety. Experts explain the actual versus perceived risks of severe COVID.

Mushroom Photographer Makes A Big Discovery

Richard Harris

A mushroom thought extinct in the US for 100 years has been rediscovered. It's an example of the remarkable synergy between amateur and professional fungus aficionados.

Antibody Drugs For COVID-19 Are A Cumbersome Tool Against Surges

Richard Harris

Drugs that can help keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital are playing only a small role in Michigan, where the pandemic is accelerating. Logistical challenges are to blame.

Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine And Blood Clots: What You Need To Know

Maria Godoy, Richard Harris

Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. We're answering your questions as we learn more.

Deaths from COVID-19 are often due to the immune system overreacting to the coronavirus. New drugs to suppress that reaction are showing promise, say researchers.

Drugs Targeting Immune Response To COVID-19 Show Promise

Richard Harris

Researchers are reporting some progress in their search for drugs that tamp down the overwhelming immune reaction that can kill a patient with COVID-19.

Mount Sinai's Dr. Eric Genden with patient Sonia Sein after performing her tracheal transplant. A trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs.

Woman Gets New Windpipe In Groundbreaking Transplant Surgery

Richard Harris

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a trachea. These kinds of transplants are one of the last big transplant challenges.

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic antibiotics were frequently prescribed to seriously ill patients, even though the disease is caused by a virus.

Antibiotic Use Ran High In Early Days Of COVID-19, Despite Viral Cause

Richard Harris

Many doctors have used antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients, but that's largely unnecessary — and could even promote drug-resistant germs.

Melissa Cruz elevates her arm after donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma in April 2020 as phlebotomist Jenee Wilson shuts down the collection equipment at Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle.

Convalescent Plasma Strikes Out As COVID-19 Treatment

Richard Harris

Infusing blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 into sick patients looks good on paper. But studies of the treatment haven't found benefits.

A health care worker draws a dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe for an immunization event in the parking lot of the L.A. Mission on Feb. 24.

Could A Single-Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine After Illness Stretch The Supply?

Richard Harris

People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting.