Public Health

This new treatment could induce antibodies against COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found a bioengineering technique to boost production of specific proteins could help develop an effective vaccine against the COVID-19...

COVID-19 can cause diabetes, new study shows

In a new study, researchers found the COVID-19 virus can penetrate the so-called beta cells in the pancreas and damage them. These cells are responsible...

COVID-19 pandemic hitting you in the wallet? How to find health coverage or low-cost...

COVID-19 has meant lost jobs, lost wages, and other disruptions – but that doesn’t mean you have to risk health problems or financial ruin...

New evidence shows COVID-19 can spread in the air

In a new study, researchers reported a person on a poorly ventilated Chinese bus infected nearly two dozen other passengers with COVID-19 even though...

Because of this, a global COVID-19 vaccine is possible

In a new study, researchers did a genetic analysis of sequences from more than 27,000 individuals infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. They found...

California and New York may already have got herd immunity, study shows

In a new study, researchers suggest that New York and California may have reached herd immunity. The findings are based on the SIR Model of...

Many people have severe COVID-19 despite or even due to the strong immunity

In a new study, researchers tested specific antibodies and T cells occurring in recovered, seriously ill, and deceased COVID-19 patients. They found comparable immune reactions...

This study shows an effective treatment for inflammatory diseases

To be healthy, people need an effective immune response, otherwise, they would succumb to overwhelming infection, even by everyday bacteria. However, sometimes our immune system...

Here are the main methods to treat COVID-19

In a new study, researchers described currently known approaches to the treatment of COVID-19 infection. They wrote about how different groups of drugs worked and...

Scientists find a new way to fight deadly cytokine storm in COVID-19

For many COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms, a runaway immune system response—known as a “cytokine storm”—can be very dangerous. Inflammatory processes harm cells at multiple...