Gov. Mike DeWine has issued a 21-day statewide curfew starting tomorrow that requires most retail establishments to close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The governor said he opted for a slowdown instead of a shutdown to curb the dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. In Ohio’s hardest hit counties, one out of every 100 people was diagnosed with Covid in the last two weeks.

Microsoft said Friday that seven pharmaceutical companies working on COVID-related vaccines and drugs were targeted, some successfully, by hackers originating from Russia and North Korea. Two weeks ago, a ransomware attack took down computers and medical equipment at hospitals across the U.S., delaying some medical procedures and leaving frontline workers using pen and paper.

The historic victory of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has underscored the expanding opportunities for women in politics, from running to office to helping others run. The 2020 election inspired record numbers of voters to cast their ballots despite the turbulence and danger posed by the pandemic.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine drew criticism from state Republican and Democrat leaders on Wednesday as he announced his latest round of COVID-19 orders that affect businesses, their employees and customers. DeWine said if infection and hospitalization rates don’t improve, he may have no choice but to close bars, restaurants and fitness centers as early as this week.

This episode originally aired on September 24, 2020. The pandemic has changed everything, including our language. Words that we never used before have become commonplace, and in some cases, new words have been created to describe new experiences.

This episode originally aired on Oct. 26, 2020. The human nose is a powerful tool that provides crucial information about the sea of scents that surround us. Our sense of smell has taken on new importance during the pandemic, with temporary loss of olfactory sense being a common symptom of COVID-19.

This episode originally aired on July 14, 2020. The history of medical experimentation and the Black community is fraught with exploitation and abuse. But with the COVID-19 virus infecting and killing Black patients at disproportionately high rates, many experts in the medical field are calling for their inclusion in the first vaccine trials.

President-elect Joe Biden has started assembling his administration and mulling key Cabinet positions. The Trump administration has pressed on like it won the election. The president has refused to concede or cooperate with the transfer of power and continues to challenge the election results.

This episode originally aired on May 19, 2020. From the plague to the present day coronavirus pandemic, disease outbreaks have shaped everything in society from politics to personal relationships. Yale medical historian Frank Snowden explores this theme in his recent book, Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present.

This episode originally aired on Oct. 22, 2020. This October offers up some spectacular naked-eye views of our brightest planetary neighbors, such as Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. But the star of the show is Mars, which swoops in for its closest approach to Earth until 2035.