COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, a recurring topic of debate has been whether official COVID-19 death statistics in the U.S....
Heart disease deaths had steep rise in U.S. in the first year of COVID-19...
In a report from the American Heart Association, scientists found the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a steep rise in cardiovascular disease...
2 in 5 Americans misled others about having COVID-19 and use of precautions
A recent study from the University of Utah showed that four of 10 Americans surveyed reported that they were often less than truthful about...
How SARS-COV-2 evolved to counter its own weaknesses
The first pandemic-accelerating mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, evolved as a way to correct vulnerabilities caused by the mutation that started the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections?...
Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the US and the UK have seen a large wave of respiratory viral...
Why did so many buy COVID misinformation? It works like magic
Misinformation and disinformation about COVID and government-led health measures to combat the pandemic hampered efforts to form a unified national response to the disease.
Scientists find new drug broadly efficient in COVID-19 treatment
In a study from the University of Cambridge and elsewhere, scientists found a compound efficient in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 that could be broadly...
For COVID-19, do supplements help?
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a flood of clinical trials on dietary supplements, as researchers race to evaluate nutritional products that may help to...
How COVID-19 can damage your heart
A recent study from the University of Queensland has discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the door to future treatments.
In this study, scientists...
Vitamin D benefits may depend on body weight, study finds
In a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, scientists found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated...