New test can detect COVID-19 infection and severity very fast
Scientists from George Washington University developed a blood test that quickly detects if someone has COVID-19 and predicts how severely the immune system will...
Depression, loneliness linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19
Scientists from Harvard found that people who reported in a survey that they felt worried, depressed, or lonely had a greater chance of being...
Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts are racing to understand the unexpected spread of monkeypox to Massachusetts.
State officials have been...
Why many people are against COVID masks and vaccination
Scientists from the University of Notre Dame found that brain shortcuts may explain why many people are against the COVID vaccine and masks
The research...
You can fight Omicron better if you are more vaccinated
Scientists from Cedars-Sinai and CDC found among people admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had a less severe illness and were less likely...
Why people with diabetes more likely to get severe COVID-19
Scientists from China found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in people with diabetes may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID...
Vaccines may reduce long COVID symptoms for some people
Scientists from the University of Leeds found that vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is linked to a decrease in...
Why some people get severe COVID-19, while others have no symptoms
Scientists from the University of Groningen found why some people fared better than others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They found that some people weathered the...
This new COVID-19 vaccine could produce strong antibodies
Scientists from the City of Hope found a new COVID-19 vaccine that produced a robust neutralizing antibody and T cell response against COVID-19 with...
Some people need additional COVID-19 vaccine doses
Scientists from the National University of Singapore found immunocompromised patients should get additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The findings reinforce the importance of additional doses...