Vaccine-induced antibodies may not beat new COVID-19 variants
New variants of the COVID-19 virus have arisen throughout the world, including variants that might possess an increased ability to spread or evade the...
Flu shot linked to fewer, less severe COVID-19 cases
In a new study, researchers found that people who received a flu shot last flu season were much less likely to test positive for...
This study shows big differences between severe and mild COVID-19
In a recent study from La Jolla Institute for Immunology and elsewhere, researchers found that people with severe COVID-19 cases may be left with...
Why heart patients should get COVID-19 vaccine
Because people with heart disease are likely to experience complications from COVID-19, Rush cardiologists are encouraging their patients to get the COVID-19 vaccine when...
Dementia may be a risk factor for infection but not death from COVID-19
People who have dementia are at much higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19, but no more likely to die from it than those...
Painkiller drugs may boost or suppress COVID-19 depending on when you use them
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs.
In addition to taking NSAIDs for chronic conditions such as arthritis, people take them...
How to protect yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has claimed millions of lives around the world. But we learn more about this disease every day.
Scientists are developing tools that promise to...
This very 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...
This new COVID-19 variant linked to a much higher death risk
In a new study, researchers found that the highly infectious variant of COVID-19 discovered in Kent, which swept across the UK last year before...
COVID-19 survivors may not need second shot of the vaccine
In a new study, researchers found that a single shot of one of the currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines may be sufficient to provide immunity...