This heart health problem may increase your COVID risk
In a new study, researchers found that atrial fibrillation (a-fib), a common heart rhythm problem, may increase the risk of COVID-19.
The research was done...
These common cholesterol-lowering drugs may protect you from severe COVID-19
In recent studies at UC San Diego Health and elsewhere, researchers found statins—widely used cholesterol-lowering medications—are linked to a lower risk of severe COVID-19,...
This vitamin deficiency could strongly increase risk of COVID-19, study confirms
In a new study, researchers found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin D...
How smoking worsens COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers found how smoking cigarettes causes more severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the airways of...
These bone disease treatments may reduce COVID-19 risk
In a new study, researchers found that some of the treatments for osteoporosis—denosumab, zoledronate, and calcium—could have a protective effect against COVID-19.
In patients who...
For many people, physical and mental ills can linger months after COVID recovery
In a new study, researchers found that patients who survive severe COVID-19 after being hospitalized are not necessarily home-free upon discharge
They tracked outcomes among...
Cambridge Dictionary names ‘quarantine’ Word of the Year 2020
‘Quarantine’ has defeated 'lockdown' and 'pandemic' to be crowned Word of the Year 2020 after data showed it to be one of the most...
Scientists find an important cause of fatal flu
It is largely unknown why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia.
In a new study, researchers described important findings leading to...
When COVID-19 harms cancer patients, men fare worse, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that men with COVID-19 and cancer run a greater risk for severe symptoms and death than women with...
Scientists confirm strong connection between COVID-19 and loss of smell
In a new study, researchers found that about 70% of people with COVID-19 suddenly lose their sense of smell, although fewer of them seem...