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...

Do we still need to hold onto COVID-19 vaccination cards?

Where is your COVID-19 vaccination card? Is it in your wallet or purse? Is it at home, buried in a pile of mail? Is it lost?

How COVID-19 colliding with flu season and surge of RSV created ‘tripledemic’

Get ready for a bumpy ride, virus-wise, as autumn turns into winter this year. COVID-19 infections have run into an early flu season and a...