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...
COVID-19 mental health crisis is hitting young adults
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, mental health professionals are growing more alarmed about a parallel mental health crisis brewing for young adults.
The burden of...
1 in 8 Americans got COVID-19 infection by October 2020
In a new study, researchers found that one in eight residents of the United States—more than 39 million people—had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 by...
An unhealthy heart could lead to a higher risk of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that people with unhealthy heart structures and poorer functioning hearts have a much higher risk of being diagnosed...
Scientists find a way to prevent millions of COVID-19 cases
In a recent study at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and elsewhere, researchers found that cutting the COVID-19 infectious period could prevent...
COVID vaccines: Does it matter which one you get?
The consensus from University of Michigan experts is you should get whichever COVID-19 vaccine is offered to you.
Each of the three currently authorized COVID-19...
How eating a whole-food, plant-based diet can prevent COVID-19
Although our efforts have been focused on reducing the spread of the virus, millions of Americans are simultaneously dealing with heart disease.
And having heart...
Scientists develop a safe, low-cost new COVID-19 vaccine
In a new study, researchers developed a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine that could be produced in the United States and worldwide using existing influenza virus...