Drinking alcohol does not prevent or treat coronavirus infection and may impair immune function
While hand sanitizers containing 60-95% ethyl alcohol can help destroy the coronavirus on surfaces, drinking alcohol—including beverages with high percentages of alcohol—offers no protection...
COVID-19 virus can be found in gut 7 months after infection
Scientists from Stanford University found that the coronavirus can infect the intestinal tract for weeks and months after people have cleared the bug from...
COVID-19 death increases on weekends, study finds
Scientists from the University of Toronto found that the average number of global deaths from COVID-19 was 6% higher on weekends compared to weekdays...
Some people physically less likely to get COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from AncestryDNA found three newly-defined phenotypes (observable characteristics or traits for an individual) that capture genetic associations which may provide protection against COVID-19.
The...
Kidney disease and COVID-19: What you need to know
People with kidney disease and other severe chronic medical conditions are at higher risk for more severe illnesses.
People on dialysis can have weaker immune...
What’s the connection between alcohol and liver transplantation
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol use has been on the rise ― and so has alcohol-associated liver disease.
Between March 2020 and...
Scientists find cause of blood clotting in COVID-19 vaccination
Scientists from Flinders University found that the rare blood clot side-effect associated with some COVID-19 vaccines could be the result of genetics.
The finding paves...
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of inflammatory bowel disease
Scientists from Rutgers found that COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protect them...
COVID-19 vaccination and cancer: What you need to know
If I have cancer now or had it in the past, should I get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and...
COVID vaccination could provide long-term protection against severe disease, death
In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19.
The study...