Public Health

Vaccination reduces severe COVID-19 in people 65 and over

In a new study from CDC, researchers found that among adults aged 65 years and older, vaccination is linked to a reduced risk for...

Take care of your health with this post-lockdown checklist

As more people in the United States are vaccinated against COVID-19, and some areas experience a slowdown in virus infections, the nation is slowly...

How COVID-19 destroys the lungs

In a new study from Columbia University, researchers provided the most detailed picture yet of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lung, revealing mechanisms that result...

Scientists develop new smell test for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and COVID-19

In a new study from the Queen Mary University of London, researchers developed a new smell test that can be easy to use in...

Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID-19

Developing new drugs to treat diseases can take years or decades—time that we do not have when it comes to treating patients with COVID-19. In...

Hepatitis C drugs may boost COVID-19 treatment

Remdesivir is currently the only antiviral drug approved in the U.S. for treating COVID-19 patients. In a new study from the University of Texas at...

1 in 4 people experience mild side effects from COVID-19 vaccines

In a new study from King's College London, researchers found that one in four people experience mild side effects after receiving either the Pfizer...

Vitamin D cannot reduce severe COVID-19, study finds

In a new study from the University of São Paulo, researchers found a high dose of vitamin D administered on admission to hospital cannot...

This people 3 times more likely to get COVID-19 infection

In a new study from the Universities of Manchester and Oxford, researchers found that people who work shifts appear to be much more likely...

Scientists develop a cheap ‘universal’ COVID-19 vaccine

In a new study from the University of Virginia, researchers found an experimental COVID-19 vaccine could potentially provide universal protection against future COVID variants...