This common drug could almost halve COVID-19 death risk, study shows
Tocilizumab, originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis, has already been used to calm an overreacting immune system in patients receiving advanced immunotherapy treatment for cancer.
In...
Stroke scans could detect COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers have found that COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same emergency scans intended to diagnose stroke.
The emergency scans captured...
Study links rising stress, depression in US to COVID-related losses and media use
In a new study, researchers found experiencing stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—such as unemployment—and COVID-19-related media consumption may increase stress and depression in...
Scientists find new drug to treat severe COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers found a new drug that could prevent the consequences of COVID-19 infection.
The finding makes big progress to combat the...
Scientists find COVID-19 virus jumped between people and mink
In a new study, researchers found examined COVID-19 infections across 16 mink farms in the Netherlands.
They found that the virus likely jumped between people...
Most homemade masks are doing a great job, even when we sneeze
Studies show that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like COVID-19 when combined with frequent hand-washing and physical distancing.
Many of these studies...
United States COVID-19 transmission driven by these people, research finds
In a new study, researchers found the resurging COVID-19 transmission in the US is being driven by ages 20-49.
An estimated two in three COVID-19...
Scientists find new COVID-19 blood clotting cause
In a new study, researchers found answers for why so many COVID-19 patients experience thrombosis or the formation of blood clots that obstruct blood...
Many people with COVID-19 developed pneumonia, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that one-quarter of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 aged 18-39 years developed pneumonia, underlining the danger the disease represents...
Singing could spread COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that singing indoors, unmasked can swiftly spread COVID-19 via microscopic airborne particles known as aerosols.
They examined a March...