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Charles Horton, M.D.

Charles is WORLD's medical correspondent. He is a World Journalism Institute graduate and a physician. Charles resides near Pittsburgh with his wife and four children.

Articles by Charles Horton, M.D.
A steroid solution

A steroid solution

New research suggests that, for many patients, an asthma medication could promote COVID-19 recovery

Could ivermectin be effective against the coronavirus?

The road to a “safe and effective” coronavirus vaccine—and who will get it first

As cold weather approaches, consider these ways to minimize indoor coronavirus exposure


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Some researchers suggest the threshold for herd immunity is lower than we thought, but ending social distancing measures prematurely would be a mistake

A Texas doctor claims he’s found a cure for COVID-19, but the evidence is still out

Leaders’ missteps have created mistrust, but we still have to fight a pandemic

Checking in on the global effort to create a COVID-19 vaccine

Finally, a cheap, effective, and uncontroversial COVID-19 treatment

Peer review failures by top science journals may undermine trust in medical science