A new method to predict which COVID-19 patients will get worse
In a recent study from Michigan Medicine, researchers developed an algorithm to predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to quickly deteriorate while hospitalized.
The study...
6 ways to manage COVID-19 depression
Depression is increasing in the United States, in no small part due to COVID-19.
According to recent reports, depressive symptoms are at least three times...
This heart drug may help treat COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a federally approved heart medication could interfere with SARS-CoV-2 entry into the human cell host.
The medication bepridil,...
What to expect post-COVID-19-vaccine
What if it makes me sick? What if it doesn’t work? How long will it protect me?
For some people, anxiety over what may happen...
1 in 5 COVID-19 patients with diabetes dies, study finds
In a new study, researchers analyzed the outcomes of patients with diabetes admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
They found that one in five patients die...
Why does L.A. have so many COVID-19 cases?
Despite a leveling off of the COVID spike in Los Angeles in recent weeks, the city's death toll continues to rise.
It's left people around...
Scientists find two-drug combo that treats COVID-19 effectively
In a recent study at the University of Nebraska and elsewhere, researchers found that a combination of baricitinib, an anti-inflammatory drug, and remdesivir, an...
This study finds a big signature of severe COVID-19
While many infections with the COVID-19 virus are mild or even asymptomatic, the disease can become life-threatening, especially in older people.
In these severe cases,...
Scientists develop new nasal spray to block COVID-19
In a new study, researchers developed a nasal formulation that blocks the spread of COVID-19 among ferrets.
They are hopeful the formulation could have the...
Heart damage found in 50% of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital
In a new study, researchers found around 50% of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels of a protein called troponin...