Public Health

Delaying second COVID vaccine dose may prevent deaths, study finds

In a new study from Mayo Clinic and elsewhere, researchers found that delaying the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines, at least for people aged...

COVID-19 could cause impotence in men, study finds

In a new study from the University of Miami, researchers found that the new coronavirus can linger in the penis and cause impotence in...

COVID-19 may strongly change your brain, study finds

In a new study from Georgia State University and elsewhere, researchers found that COVID-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced...

COVID-19 can trigger recurrent blood clots in arms, study finds

In a new study from Rutgers University, researchers report the first instance of COVID-19 triggering a rare recurrence of potentially serious blood clots in...

Confused about the latest mask rules? Read this

The announcement that fully vaccinated people can now go without a mask in more places – indoors and outdoors – might sound like music to your...

Delaying second Pfizer vaccine strongly increases antibody responses in older people

In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers found that antibody response in older people is three-and-a-half times greater in those who...

This rapid COVID-19 test can show results within 4 minutes with 90% accuracy

In a new study from Penn Medicine, researchers found a low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 provides COVID-19 results within four minutes with 90%...

Long COVID affecting more than half of patients 6 months on

In a new study from the Australian National Phenome Centre, researchers found that non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients continue to present symptoms long after infection and...

Moderna vaccine can cause red, itchy ‘COVID arm’ for a short time

In a new study from Yale University, researchers found in rare cases, people who receive the two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may experience a red,...

New study suggests COVID-19 deaths much higher than official reports

In a new study from the University of Washington, researchers found evidence that suggests the number of people who have died due to COVID-19...