Some flu vaccine reactions might be a good sign for people with heart disease
People with heart disease who forego annual flu vaccination for fear of having an adverse reaction may wish to reconsider.
40% of COVID-19 survivors get a new disability, study finds
six months after recovering from COVID-19 critical illness, one in five people had died, and almost 40% of survivors had a new disability.
COVID-19 infection linked to new bladder symptoms
Overactive bladder, also called OAB, causes a frequent and sudden urge to urinate that may be difficult to control.
People may feel like they need to...
Regular physical activity could make COVID-19 vaccine more effective
scientists found that regular physical activity may boost the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Hand size linked to risk of severe COVID-19, study finds
Although it is generally seen as a mild disease in most patients, in some cases COVID progresses to acute illness, causing hospitalization.
In a study...
Yes, adults can get RSV and it can be severe
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a respiratory virus that is a common cause of lower respiratory illness.
Why COVID-19 is severe in some people but mild in others
Key human genomic signatures could help explain why COVID-19 is severe in some people and mild in others and mild in others.
Handy guide to the latest COVID subvariants and why some are more worrying
The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants.
So we’ve had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
Heart disease death risk strongly increases in COVID-19 pandemic
After steadily declining for nearly a decade, the heart disease death rate rose significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How COVID-19 virus damages brain cells, and a potential treatment
Vaccines and emerging treatments have reduced the health consequences of COVID-19 in most patients.
But the phenomenon of Long COVID, characterized by persisting symptoms that...