No evidence vitamin D affects COVID severity in people of European ancestry
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has seen a wide variety of untested off-the-shelf COVID treatments suggested.
Amongst these suggestions though, it's vitamin D that has gained...
Risk of severe and ‘long’ COVID-19 may start very early
In a new study, researchers found that the likelihood of severe and 'long' COVID may be established very early on the following infection.
They also...
A good time to quit: Smoking and vaping amid COVID-19
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise and cold and flu season take hold, physicians are adamantly advising patients to do all they can to...
WHAT are the COVID-19 vaccine’s side effects?
It’s totally normal to experience side effects from COVID-19 vaccines and William Moss can explain what you need to know.
COVID-19 vaccines are the first...
Scientists develop COVID-19 vaccine nasal spray
In a new study, researchers have successfully engineered a COVID-19 vaccine that can be administered through the nose.
They administered two doses of the vaccine...
COVID-19 can infect neurons and damage brain tissue, Yale study shows
In a new study, researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system and have begun to unravel some of the...
Machine learning tool gives early warning of heart issues in COVID-19 patients
A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and heart specialists have developed an algorithm that warns doctors several hours before hospitalized COVID-19 patients...
Preventing spread of COVID-19 earlier can strongly save lives
In a new study, researchers found that rates of mortality from COVID-19 are lower in areas where public health measures aimed at preventing the...
Vaccines alone aren’t enough to eradicate a virus – lessons from history
Smallpox killed countless millions – 300 million people in the 20th century alone – before it was finally declared eradicated on May 8, 1980.
It...
What heart and stroke patients should know about COVID-19 vaccines
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
"People with all kinds of...