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Many people with severe COVID-19 develop this stuff in their legs

In a new study, researchers found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients face an increased risk of developing dangerous blood clots. They found 23% of COVID-19 patients...

Diabetes may increase risk of this health problem in older people

In a new study, researchers found that having type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with a 33% increase in the risk of falls compared...

How coronavirus disables the human cellular alarm system

As the world is more than half a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers have a fairly good idea of what the...

Three reasons why COVID-19 can cause silent hypoxia

More than six months since COVID-19 began spreading in the US, scientists are still solving the many puzzling aspects of how the novel coronavirus...

Coronavirus infection could relieve pain, shows study

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain, according to a new study. The finding may explain why nearly half of all people who...

Protective immunity to COVID-19 may be short-lasting

In a new study, researchers found that the duration of protective immunity against COVID-19 may be short-lived. The findings are from a case study of...

Most people infected with COVID-19 have symptoms

In a new study, researchers found while some people who contract COVID-19 infections never experience any symptoms, there remains disagreement about what proportion of...

Coronavirus pandemic death toll is far higher than 200,000 in the US, says study

A new analysis shows the true death toll in the US from the COVID-19 pandemic is 36 percent higher than reported. That analysis, available on...

Three big heart attack symptoms men and women share

Heart attack symptoms are often labeled as ‘typical’ in men and ‘atypical’ in women. But in a recent study at the University Medical Centre Utrecht,...

New unique vaccine may effectively prevent COVID-19

In a recent study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found positive results that distinguish a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate from other...