People should proceed with caution even after vaccination
More and more Americans are becoming vaccinated against COVID-19, but headlines warn that the number of cases is rising.
What’s up with that?
During the past...
Scientists find new risk factors for high odds of COVID-19 infection
In a new study from the University of Maryland, researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes and a high body mass index (BMI)...
Scientists find possible COVID-19 drugs—including several FDA-approved ones
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found nine potential new COVID-19 treatments, including three that are already approved by the...
US deaths normally change less than 2% every year; in 2020, they rose nearly...
In a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University, researchers found that extended surges in the South and West in the summer and early winter...
COVID-19 survivors may need just 1 dose of two-part vaccine
In a new study from Cedars-Sinai, researchers found a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people who previously had COVID-19 generates an immunologic...
This fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants
In a new study, researchers found that a new viral screening test can not only diagnose COVID-19 in a matter of minutes with a...
Undetected COVID-19 variant was in at least 15 countries before its discovery
In a new study, researchers found that a highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020.
Scientists...
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine safe, highly effective in adolescents
In a new study, researchers found that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is 100% effective in preventing infections in 12-15-year-olds.
The vaccine is currently approved for...
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective for pregnant women and their babies – new study
COVID-19 vaccines are proving highly effective in pregnancy, according to a newly published study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
It has also...
This diet may help reduce inflammation in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found a high-fiber diet may help control the inflammation linked to COVID-19.
The research was conducted by a team at...