Nearly half of people with COVID-19 have ‘long COVID’ symptoms
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that around the world, 43 percent of those infected with COVID-19 experienced post-COVID conditions.
The research is published...
Can you get COVID-19 twice within 90 days? Here’s why it’s more likely now...
When looking at the state of COVID-19 in the United States, Mansoor Amiji, distinguished professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern, invites...
Aging well in a pandemic: Older adults share what it takes
Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that despite the pandemic’s terrible toll on older adults, most people over 50 still say their health is as...
Pfizer vaccination can treat COVID-19 successfully
Scientists from Cardiff University found doctors can successfully use vaccination to treat a patient with COVID-19.
It is thought to be the first instance of...
The pandemic has reached a plateau, but for how long?
The U.S. appears to have reached a plateau with the omicron subvariant that's surged this spring, but it's too early to know if positive...
Unvaccinated people with heart failure 3 times more likely to die from COVID
Scientists from Mount Sinai Heart found that heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are three times more...
How COVID-19 is linked to diabetes
Amid the many problems posed by the pandemic, one positive outcome is that COVID-19 is providing valuable insights that could help researchers unlock the...
These COVID-19 patients 3 times more likely to die than people with flu
In a recent study from the Hospital del Mar, researchers found that adults (aged 18 or older) hospitalized with COVID-19 are at higher risk...
These 3 drugs could reduce death risk in severe COVID-19
Scientists from McGill University found three drugs could reduce death risk in severely ill COVID-19 patients.
The finding supports the testing of these drugs—tacrolimus, zotatifin...
A single dose of new drug can prevent COVID-19 effectively
In a recent study from the University of Colorado, researchers found that a single dose of AZD7442 is effective in preventing COVID-19.
In the study,...