Scientists make significant COVID-19 drug breakthrough

In a new study, researchers have found a new inhalation treatment for preventing the spread of COVID-19 is potentially far more effective than currently...

Scientists find a cause of blood clotting, severe COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It is currently not known why some individuals develop only mild or no symptoms when infected, whilst others...

How to reduce stress in the COVID-19 pandemic

Everybody, it seems, is stressed out to some degree by the coronavirus pandemic. It may be anguish over the sickness or death of a friend...

How to improve heart health during the COVID-19 pandemic

A healthy heart is always essential but especially during the current pandemic. People with heart disease and other medical conditions appear to be at higher...

Blood test could identify COVID-19 patients at risk of cytokine storm

Scientists have identified a blood profile that could help identify COVID-19 patients at greatest risk of deterioration and direct them towards trials of specific...

Flu and COVID-19 are bad enough, but they also can raise stroke risk

It's flu season. In the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. Is this any time to be thinking about your risk of stroke? Yes, researchers say. Having...

This common health problem strongly linked to COVID-19 death

Obesity is known to increase the risk of respiratory infections and hinder pulmonary function. There’s an emerging pattern in the treatment of COVID-19 patients that...

People with this heart disease have low risk of COVID-19

People born with a heart defect who developed COVID-19 symptoms had a low risk of moderate or severe COVID-19 infection, according to a new...

This study shows a new way to reverse vision loss

Around the world, millions of people live with vision loss due to conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinitis pigmentosa. Both are caused...

Blood type may predict your risk of severe COVID-19, study confirms

In two new studies, researchers found new evidence that blood type may affect a person's risk for COVID-19 and severe illness from the disease. The...