12 things science taught us about COVID-19 this past year
Thanks to healthcare all-stars, the world enters 2021 optimistically with more clues than ever before about defeating the pandemic.
In a year most have never...
This hormone may explain why women fare better men in COVID-19
Age is a well-known factor that influences the severity and fatality of COVID-19.
In addition, male and female patients are known, at least anecdotally, to...
Why COVID-19 can cause deadly low oxygen level in the body
One of the biggest and most life-threatening mysteries in COVID-19 is how the virus causes "silent hypoxia," a condition when oxygen levels in the...
Many people recovered from COVID-19 still carry virus, study shows
Although meeting the criteria for discontinuation of quarantine, patients with persistent respiratory symptoms are more likely to test positive for the virus.
In a recent...
Two new anti-inflammatory drugs may boost recovery from COVID-19
In two new studies, researchers found that two anti-inflammatory compounds are capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19.
They found the monoclonal antibody eculizumab and an...
People with severe flu do much better than those with COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers showed how patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 fared, compared to those hospitalized with severe seasonal influenza.
The study is believed...
Your COVID-19 mask may have allergens that cause this skin illness
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, those able to wear a face mask have been encouraged to do so to prevent transmission of...
Scientists find new drugs that may help treat COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have discovered new drug compounds to potentially treat the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The compounds disrupt the functioning of...
‘super-spreading’ events play a very big role in COVID-19 transmission
There have been many documented cases of COVID-19 "super-spreading" events, in which one person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects many other people.
But how...
Common high blood pressure drugs may reduce death risks in these two diseases
In a recent study at Aarhus University, researchers found that high blood pressure drugs ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers could reduce the...