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...
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...