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Covid-19: Review Of Latest Medicines & Treatments

Science: Covid Treatments & Smart Cities Built With Smart Materials (Podcast)

Science Staff Writer Kelly Servick discusses how physicians have sifted through torrents of scientific results to arrive at treatments for SARS-CoV-2.

Sarah also talks with Wesley Reinhart, of Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute for Computational and Data Science, about why we should be building smart cities from smart materials, such as metamaterials that help solar panels chase the Sun, and living materials like self-healing concrete that keep buildings in good shape.

Covid-19 Video: ‘Critical Coronavirus-Busting Therapies Explained’

Health experts say having a vaccine is just one front in a two-front battle against COVID-19. The other is effective treatments for those who are already sick with the disease. WSJ breaks down the three most promising types in development.

Photo Illustration: Jacob Reynolds/WSJ.

Morning News Podcast: The Democrats Virtual Convention Begins, Covid-19, Sheryl Sandberg

Axios Today reports: Democrats are going ahead with a mostly virtual convention, starting tonight. But how TV networks will cover the event, and how the millions of American voters watching it will react is still up in the air.

  • Plus, the Trump administration is eyeing another unproven coronavirus treatment.
  • And, Sheryl Sandberg shares some key takeaways from Lean In’s new report on Black women in the workplace.

Guests: Axios’ Margaret Talev, Jonathan Swan, and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.