Flu shot reduces risk of death for people with heart disease
For people who have heart disease, getting a flu shot greatly reduces the risk of dying or developing serious heart-related complications, a new analysis...
Scientists find three drugs as possible treatments for COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have identified three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused...
These 2 common health problems may increase risk of COVID-19 brain damage
In a new study, researchers found that some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of brain complications like bleeding in the brain and...
Current UV light technology may reduce COVID-19 transmission indoors
In a new study, researchers found that UV light technology already used to prevent the spread of other airborne diseases in buildings has the...
New combo therapy may effectively treat COVID-19
In a new study, researchers report promising results from a combination therapy against COVID-19.
They showed that a combination of remdesivir, an approved drug against...
This study shows more lasting immunity against COVID than previously thought
In a recent study from Iceland, researchers found that immunity to COVID-19 may not be as fleeting as first thought.
The study may encourage scientists...
COVID-19 patients of all ages with obesity face higher risk of complications, death
People with obesity – regardless of age – are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and have higher risks for complications and death,...
Scientists report COVID-19 reinfection cases, casting doubt on virus immunity
In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 patients may experience more severe symptoms the second time they are infected.
The finding confirms it is...
Face masks don’t harm lung function during exercise
Wearing a face mask helps limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and aerosols spewed into the air when people breathe, talk,...
Children can mount strongest COVID-19 immune response without infections
In a new study, researchers found that children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus...