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...
Current COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies may not beat new variants
In a new study, researchers examined the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 and predicted that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies may...
3 in 4 people with severe COVID-19 have this health problem
In a new study, researchers confirmed that being obese greatly raises the odds that people get severe COVID-19.
The finding supports calls for obese Americans...
Why smoking can make COVID-19 deadlier
In a new study, researchers found for the first time that cigarette smoke toxicity impacts the protective biofilm in the lungs, particularly concerning when...