Scientists develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test
In a new study, researchers develop a new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that quickly delivers accurate results without the need...
Nurses over drivers? Elderly over youth?… Who gets COVID-19 vaccine first?
In a new study, researchers suggest in this age of coronavirus, with vaccine experimentation moving at a historic pace to the clinical trials phase,...
Drug hydroxychloroquine does not inhibit COVID-19 infection, scientists claim
In a new paper, researchers have come to the conclusion that chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxchloroquine (HCQ) are unlikely to provide clinical benefit against COVID-19.
The...
This hormone may reduce COVID-19 severity in women
Why are men at greater risk than women for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age?
In a new review study,...
Antiviral drug used to treat cat coronavirus may also treat COVID-19, study finds
In a new study, researchers say that a drug used to cure a deadly disease caused by a coronavirus in cats may also be...
‘Just in case’: Too many COVID-19 patients get unneeded antibiotics
In a new study, researchers found more than half of patients hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 in Michigan during the state's peak months received antibiotics...
Herd immunity is a dangerous strategy to fight COVID-19, scientists say
Herd immunity—when the prevalence of immunity to a virus in a population reaches "herd" levels (enough people are resistant to keep an epidemic from...
This common health problem linked to higher COVID-19 complications
In a new review study, researchers found a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity.
They found from COVID-19 risk to recovery, the...
Women may have better immune responses to COVID-19
In a new study, researchers tested male and female immune responses to the COVID-19 virus.
They found women may mount stronger COVID-19 immune response.
The finding...
How cannabis THC may treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19
In several new studies, researchers found acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), when caused by a bacterial toxin known as Staphylococcal enterotoxin, can be completely...