What you should know about the Pfizer’s promising COVID-19 vaccine

Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the recently announced Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could come within a matter of weeks, and some...

COVID-19: Distancing and masks are not enough, study shows

Wear a mask, keep your distance, avoid crowds—these are the common recommendations to contain the COVID-19 epidemic. However, the scientific foundations on which these recommendations...

Mouthwashes, oral rinses may reduce COVID-19 virus, new evidence shows

In a new study, researchers found that certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses. The results indicate that some...

Scientists find why COVID-19 seem to spare children

In a new study, researchers found a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while...

This sleep problem may be risk factor for COVID-19

Sleep apnea causes breaks in breathing (apnea) while a person is asleep. In a new study, researchers found that sleep apnea could a big risk...

This depression drug may help prevent severe COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep patients out of...

This arthritis drug may reduce COVID-19 death risk in older people

In a new study, researchers found a type of arthritis drug may reduce the risk of death for elderly patients with COVID-19. The research was...

This study shows new cause of COVID-19 blood clotting

In a recent study at the University of Kentucky, researchers found answers for why so many COVID-19 patients experience thrombosis or the formation of...

Scientists find early signs of COVID-19 community spread

In a new study, researchers found that self-reports of smell and taste changes provide earlier markers of the spread of infection of COVID-19 than...

Scientists find many people have lasting fatigue after COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers found More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their...