Public Health

This new vaccine can block COVID-19 and variants, plus other coronaviruses

In a new study from the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, researchers found a potential new vaccine is effective in protecting against a variety of...

People with this heart problem 5 times more likely to die in COVID-19

In a new study from St. Thomas' Hospital, researchers found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients with early, undetected heart failure were nearly 5 times more...

Why is COVID-19 so hard to treat?

In a new study from  Trinity College Dublin, researchers found that the COVID-19 virus has a unique infectious profile, which explains why it can...

Risk for severe COVID-19 increases with your BMI above this number

In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found the risk for severe COVID-19 leading to hospital admission and death is increased...

Mammograms and the COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know

Some women who have gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 have noticed a startling development ― lumps that in the past might have meant cancer. As health...

This health issue is a bigger risk factor for COVID-19 death in men

In a new study from Montefiore Medical Center, researchers found that obesity may be a stronger risk factor for death, severe pneumonia and the...

Mild COVID-19 infection very unlikely to cause long-term heart damage

In a new study from University College London, researchers found mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting damage to the structure or...

1 in 3 people with severe COVID-19 still have lung changes after a year

In a new study from the University of Southampton, researchers found most patients discharged from hospital after severe COVID-19appear to return to full health,...

Why bald men may have higher risk of severe COVID-19

In a new study from Applied Biology Inc. in Irvine, Calif., researchers found that a gene known to cause a form of hair loss...

Exercise can boost recovery of people with lasting COVID symptoms

In a new study from the University of Leicester, researchers found that patients with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 who completed a six-week, supervised rehabilitation...