Hell Someone invented convertible hospital beds that turn into coffins Thom Dunn

coronavirus Today Arizona reports its highest Covid daily death toll, and it's not even noon yet Carla Sinclair

stolen valor Arizona GOP chair says lockdown protestors should disguise themselves as health care workers Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus How does your local hospital's access to COVID-19 resources like ICU beds and ventilators stack up with other U.S cities? Xeni Jardin

trump CDC: 'coronavirus is inevitable.' Trump: 'not inevitable.' Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Take a tour inside Wuhan's new coronavirus hospital, built in just 10 days Carla Sinclair

china Incredible time lapse video of coronavirus hospital that China built in just 10 days David Pescovitz

happy mutants Insecure medical equipment protocols let attackers spoof diagnostic information Cory Doctorow

flowers United Airlines removed woman from flight to dying mother's bedside after ticketing glitch: "nobody flies for free" Rob Beschizza

fake news Las Vegas gunman’s hooker, Hillary Clinton’s lies, and Jerry Lewis’s forged will in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Despite Trump's vow to kill ACA, the American Cancer Society held annual fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Revealing the cover and first excerpt of Autonomous, Annalee Newitz's long-awaited debut novel Cory Doctorow

health How a triple-amputee doctor is helping to change the way we die Cory Doctorow

Business Insiders: America's largest chain of psych hospitals kidnaps people seeking care, drugs and holds them until they're out of insurance Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

Technology What does it mean to be human in an age of machines? Institute for the Future

war US warplane shot at survivors fleeing Doctors Without Borders hospital bombing, MSF reports Xeni Jardin

Woman behind Pakistan’s first hackathon, Sabeen Mahmud, shot dead by unknown gunmen Xeni Jardin