Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19
In a study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the...
Scientists discover 4 different COVID-19 risk groups
In a new study, researchers found people who are admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can be divided into four distinct groups.
They identified the groups...
Frailty may raise COVID-19 death risk in older people
In a recent study from Cardiff University and elsewhere, researchers found frailty is as important as either age or underlying health issues in determining...
When COVID-19 symptoms won’t go away
When Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale Medicine launched a program for patients with lingering COVID-19 symptoms, physicians expected they would mainly see those...
How COVID-19 took hold in North America and in Europe
In a new study, researchers combined evolutionary genomics from coronavirus samples with computer-simulated epidemics and detailed travel records to reconstruct the spread of COVID-19...
This thing may drive high COVID-19 death rates in men and older people
COVID-19 infections tend to be more severe among older adults and males, yet the mechanisms underlying increased mortality in these two demographics are unknown.
In...
Scientists develop sterilizable, alternative N95 mask
In a new study, researchers have been developing a new, sustainable solution for health care workers to provide protection during the pandemic.
The research was...
Even 80% empty stadiums linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths
In a new study, researchers found professional football matches played before lockdown, even those in near-empty stadiums, were linked to higher COVID-19 cases and...
30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite without knowing it
In a recent study from the University of Virginia, researchers found why more than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread...
This old vaccine may strongly lower COVID-19 death risk
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a tuberculosis vaccine routinely given to children in countries with high rates of tuberculosis infection.
It has already been shown to...