Heart problem risk is higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination
Scientists from the CDC found for males and females in all age groups, the risks for cardiac complications are higher after COVID-19 infection than...
This gene contributes to the severity and spread of COVID-19
Scientists from Cleveland Clinic found the critical role a viral gene, ORF8, plays in infection and disease outcomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus...
Common high blood pressure, diabetes drugs may lower COVID-19 death risk
In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers found a COVID-19 survival benefit linked to the use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I), an...
People who get booster shot recover faster from Omicron than from Delta
Scientists from King's College London found that people who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against COVID-19 recover from the Omicron variant...
In older people, even ‘mild’ COVID-19 can lead to health damage
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found adults over age 50 who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 are at greater risk...
This new drug could help prevent COVID-19, study finds
In a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers found that a combination of bacterial extracts used in Europe to...
Unscrambling our memories in the wake of covid-19
A colleague recently admitted on a morning Zoom call that she forgot how old she was. "No, really!" she said, wide-eyed and sincere. "I...
Yale scientists find an important cause of severe COVID-19
Scientists from Yale University have identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2...
How COVID-19 triggers massive inflammation
Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital found why COVID-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ damage.
They also found...
COVID-19 vaccines lower the death risk in people with prior infection
Scientists from Stanford Medicine found that people who have recovered from COVID-19 still benefit from vaccination.
They found clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are highly...