Public Health

This brain disease can be first symptom of COVID-19 in many people

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been working to better understand the varied symptoms of the disease. One of the most concerning...

New blood test could find undetected COVID-19 cases

In a new study, researchers have developed a new blood test capturing previous exposure to COVID-19. The new blood test looks for antibody signatures in the blood to...

This COVID-19 drug may increase heart disease risk

Debates over whether hydroxychloroquine should be taken to help lessen the duration and impact of COVID-19 have revolved around the drug's reputation for causing...

This new therapy could reduce COVID-19 death rate by 70%

In a recent study at the Miguel Hernández University and elsewhere, researchers found a cellular therapy tested on 13 patients with ventilation was efficient...

Which immune response could lead to a successful COVID-19 vaccine?

Immune reactions caused by vaccination can help protect the organism, or sometimes may aggravate the condition. It is especially important now when multiple vaccines against...

Coping and hoping: Mental health tips for COVID-19 pandemic

Mental health experts offer advice for anyone on edge from the pandemic, environmental disasters, social injustice, a contentious election season and disrupted work and...

Scientists find the cause of lung damage in severe COVID-19

In two new studies, researchers found sticky webs of DNA released from immune cells known as neutrophils may cause much of the tissue damage...

Lockdown led to 70% drop in New York COVID spread, masks also effective, study...

In a new study, researchers found reducing contact rates—mainly via school closures and voluntary or mandated stay-at-home measures—contributed to around a 70% reduction in...

Flu may increase the spread of COVID-19, study finds

In a new study, researchers used a mathematical model to study the first months of the corona pandemic in Europe. They found that the decrease...

5 reasons to get the flu shot—especially this year, according to Yale

This fall, COVID-19 and the flu will circulate in the United States at the same time, and what will happen then is a bit...