Common steroids after ‘long COVID’ recovery may halve your death risk
Scientists from the University of Florida found that among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who seemingly recovered, severe systemic inflammation during their hospitalization is a risk factor...
Who has the highest heart damage risk in COVID-19?
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a type of echocardiogram, a common test to evaluate whether a person’s heart is pumping properly, may...
Three doses of the same or mixed COVID vaccines work equally well against infections
Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found three doses of either the same vaccine or a combination of different vaccine types work...
COVID-19 vaccination of mother also protects the unborn baby
Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that the risk of getting COVID-19 is lower in the first four months of life...
People with mild COVID-19 need to use antiviral drug to treat disease
In a recent study from WHO, researchers suggest that Pfizer’s oral antiviral drug (a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets) is strongly recommended for...
Scientists find the key to preventing, treating severe COVID-19
Scientists from The Ohio State University found that blocking an immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19 symptoms by reducing...
First head-to-head comparison of four COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology reported the first analysis of how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body to fight SARS-CoV-2.
Their...
Why some people physically less likely to get COVID-19
In a recent study from AncestryDNA, researchers found three newly-defined phenotypes (observable characteristics or traits for an individual) that capture genetic associations which may...
This is the best way to test COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from Cornell University found that nasopharyngeal swabs—taken from far back inside the nostril—were more effective at detecting COVID-19 than saliva tests or swabs...
These people have best COVID-19 protection, study finds
In a recent study from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, researchers found that people with the “hybrid immunity” of having been...