Even mild COVID-19 can harm your mental health
In a new study from Columbia University, researchers found that a strong level of symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress may follow COVID-19...
Pfizer vaccine can protect against COVID-19 variants, study finds
In two new studies from Weill Cornell Medicine, researchers found Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears to be standing up well against the challenges posed by...
High blood pressure drugs are safe in COVID-19 pandemic
Patients with high blood pressure have worse COVID-19 outcomes, and this led to speculation that some anti-hypertensive medications may pose increased risks to patients...
Common drug for heart disease may reduce COVID-19 risk
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and in the past...
What parents need to know about COVID vaccines for kids
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout steadily steams ahead, one population is still left without one: children and adolescents.
Now, with months of vaccine clinical trial...
8 in 10 adults are worried, bored, stressed, lonely or sad in COVID-19 pandemic
In a new survey from the University of British Columbia, researchers found the pandemic continues to take an emotional toll on people, with 77%...
This plant extract can inhibit COVID-19 virus
In a new study from Columbia University, researchers found that extracts from the leaves of the Artemisia annua plant, a medicinal herb also known...
As pre-pandemic activities return, so does anxiety
Denise Santos remembers exactly how she felt when the first pandemic lockdown was ordered last year, knowing she'd no longer have to interact with...
New COVID-19 antibody test can analyze more than 1,000 samples at once
Antibody testing can be a powerful tool for tracking the spread of SARS-CoV2 infections, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a new study...
New study confirms strong link between COVID and this brain disease
Ever since the coronavirus became a widespread global pandemic, medical researchers have sought to understand how the virus impacts other medical ailments, especially neurological...