COVID-19 vaccine still your best bet against BA.5, scientists say
Since the pandemic arrived two years ago, new COVID-19 variant names have filtered from scientific papers to talk around the dinner table.
Remember the delta variant?...
Why people with diabetes have higher risk of severe COVID-19
In a recent study from China, scientists found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in people with diabetes may explain why they are...
COVID-19 can increase stroke risk in younger patients, study finds
Scientists from Thomas Jefferson University found that stroke patients with COVID-19 are facing worse outcomes and are often younger and healthier.
People with COVID-19 are...
Scientists find key to controlling spread of new COVID variants
Scientists from Yale School of Public Health emphasize the continuing importance of vaccines and booster shots in controlling infections from highly contagious new variants...
COVID-19 vaccine patch fights variants better than needles
Scientists from the University of Queensland found a needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional...
‘Natural immunity’ from COVID-19 omicron can be limited and weak
In a recent study from Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco, researchers found that in unvaccinated people, infection with the omicron variant of COVID-19...
Third, fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses strongly boost antibodies in older people
Scientists from Rabin Medical Center found that the third and fourth BNT162b2 vaccine doses in adults aged 60 years or older are linked to...
At least 27 million people with COVID may have long-term smell and taste issues
Scientists from the National University of Singapore found that about 5% of adults may develop long-lasting changes to their sense of smell or taste...
This test could detect COVID-19 infection and severity very quickly
In a recent study from George Washington University, researchers developed a blood test that quickly detects if someone has COVID-19 and predicts how severely...
Widely used drugs may reduce ‘long COVID’ death risk by 50%
In a recent study from the University of Florida, researchers found that among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who seemingly recovered, severe systemic inflammation during their hospitalization...