How to do exercise creatively during the pandemic
With the coronavirus causing some gym-goers and regulars at the local recreation center to reconsider their workout spot, staying physically active means getting creative...
Social media use during COVID-19 pandemic linked to higher risk of depression
The COVID-19 pandemic has rewritten social media usage habits:
People spend more time on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and more often, they post pictures and...
High blood pressure drugs may lower death risks of these two diseases
In a new study, researchers found that drugs to lower the blood pressure of the type ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers reduce...
COVID-19 transmission rebounds quickly after physical distancing rules are relaxed
Looking at data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, researchers found that eight weeks after restrictions were lifted or loosened, only...
How to keep children safe from COVID-19 this fall
With the new school year started and autumn approaching, Colleen Nash, MD, MPH, Rush University Medical Center, answers questions parents may have about keeping...
Here’s what it takes to test a covid-19 vaccine with clinical trials
A vaccine trains people’s immune systems to recognize and fight off an infection.
Vaccines for COVID-19 use a compound based on the spike proteins that...
Window for slowing COVID’s spread was much smaller than previously estimated
A new Duke University-led analysis shows that during the early months of the COVID pandemic, the average number of new infections caused by an...
Ventilation systems may increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, particularly during coming winter
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and increase energy efficiency, may increase the risk of exposure...
Social media use linked to depression and trauma during COVID-19
Researchers found that social media usage was related to both depression and secondary trauma during the early part of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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These 2 drugs provide new hope to treat COVID-19
In a recent study from Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, researchers found that two existing drugs could inhibit the COVID-19 virus from infecting human...