Scientists may have found safe, effective treatment for monkeypox
Scientists from UC Davis Health found that the antiviral tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of monkeypox symptoms and skin...
Long COVID risk lower from omicron variant than from delta
In a study from King's College London, scientists found the omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the delta variant
Long COVID...
Why 15% of UK people have never had COVID-19
In a study from London Medical Laboratory, scientists found many people have contracted COVID at least three times, yet around 3 in 20 Brits...
Omicron infection provides poor natural boost for future re-infection
In a recent study from Imperial College London, scientists found that people infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2...
Severe COVID-19 could increase your risk of deadly blood clots
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania found people hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition—than those hospitalized with...
What you should know about monkeypox
The World Health Organization recently declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern as the virus is now spreading throughout North America and...
Older age and smoking are biggest risk factors for developing any cancer
Scientists from the American Cancer Society found older age and smoking are the two most important risk factors linked to the risk of developing...
People with young kids at home less likely to get severe COVID-19
Scientists from Kaiser Permanente found that adults with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19.
Children bring home...
Flu vaccine may lower Alzheimer’s disease risk in older people
Scientists from UTHealth in Houston found that influenza vaccination is linked to a reduced Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk among older U.S. adults.
The research is...
Scientists find key to controlling spread of new COVID variants
Scientists from Yale School of Public Health emphasize the continuing importance of vaccines and booster shots in controlling infections from highly contagious new variants...