Scientists find a possible treatment for COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have found that an effective way of treating the coronavirus behind the 2003 SARS epidemic also works on the...

People with this health problem have a much higher COVID-19 death risk

In a recent study at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, researchers found for people with multiple myeloma and COVID-19, the fatality rate is 29%...

This study shows a new way to predict who will get severe COVID-19 and...

In a recent study from Mount Sinai, researchers identified two markers of inflammation that reliably predict the severity of COVID-19 cases and the likelihood...

People with this brain disease may have a higher COVID-19 death risk

A new study of approximately 80,000 patients shows that people with Parkinson's disease (PD) have a 30% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than...

Pain relief caused by COVID-19 may help explain its widespread

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain, according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers. The finding may explain...

This health problem should be seen as a symptom of COVID-19, study shows

Four out of five people experiencing the recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies—and of those who tested positive, 40...

People died of COVID-19 have these 3 common symptoms

Although the number of patients examined is small, this is the largest study to date of post-mortem examinations on COVID-19 patients in England. COVID-19 is...

Over 70% of COVID-19 patients do not infect any contacts, study says

However, few COVID-19 super spreaders account for 60% of new infections. A study of more than a half-million people in India who were exposed...

Older men less able to regulate body temperature and hydration levels than young men

Our ability to regulate body temperature and keep our bodies from becoming dehydrated declines as we get older. In a new study, researchers found that...

Drug hydroxychloroquine not effective in preventing COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers tested whether a daily regimen of hydroxychloroquine could protect those most likely to be exposed to COVID-19. They found there...