New prostate cancer drugs may help treat COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers found drugs that could fight advanced prostate cancer that could also prevent and or treat acute respiratory distress syndrome...
Scientists find the key to controlling COVID-19 virus and reducing severity
Ever since the COVID-19 virus first appeared, researchers have been trying to understand whether sometimes the immune system does more harm than good during...
Five things to know about the promising COVID-19 vaccine
Last week saw the nation’s highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began; nearly 160,000 diagnoses were reported yesterday alone.
But the week...
This study develops extremely rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes.
The method is...
Flu vaccine may have protective effect on COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that influenza vaccination may have a protective effect for COVID-19-positive patients
The research was conducted by a team at...
COVID-19 virus could survive on skin five times longer than flu, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that the new coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours.
The virus that causes the flu survives...
Total deaths during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that for every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., a third American dies as a result...
This anti-microbe drug may effectively treat COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that an affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting...
Why some people develop severe COVID-19 while others don’t
The wide variation in the severity of disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, has puzzled scientists and clinicians.
SARS-CoV-2 can cause anything from...
Here’s how to protect your family from COVID-19 in this holiday season
The holidays will look remarkably different this year due to COVID-19.
Months into the global pandemic, we continue to see how family gatherings are often...