People with young kids at home less likely to get severe COVID-19
Scientists from Kaiser Permanente found that adults with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19.
Children bring home...
New nasal spray reduces COVID-19 infection by 62%
Scientists from the Queen Mary University of London found that the pHOXWELL nasal spray can reduce infection with SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—by 62%.
The...
These antiviral drugs could help treat mild COVID-19
Scientists from McMaster University found the antiviral drugs molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid), when used to treat nonsevere COVID-19, most likely reduce the risk of...
What is the latest advice on avoiding and treating monkeypox
Monkeypox is a virus that was first discovered in Africa in 1958, but until the recently widespread transmission has not been seen outside that...
These common chronic health conditions may double or triple your COVID-19 death risk
In a recent study from Penn State, scientists found that certain pre-existing conditions may double or triple mortality risk for COVID-19.
They confirmed that heart...
Scientists find an important cause of severe COVID-19
Scientists from Osaka University found that both neutralizing antibodies that protect against infection as well as infection-enhancing antibodies that increase COVID-19 infectivity.
The research is...
This fasting method linked to less severe COVID-19
Scientists from Intermountain Medical Center found routine periodic fasting is associated with a lower risk for hospitalization or death in patients with COVID-19.
The research...
This oral COVID-19 vaccine could effectively prevent disease and transmission
In a recent study from Duke University, scientists found a new COVID vaccine designed to be taken orally not only protects the host, but...
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...