Public Health

Which blood thinner drug is right for you?

Atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. According to the...

Metabolic syndrome can triple COVID-19 death risk

In a new study, researchers found people hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes were over three...

Despite COVID-19, if fall allergies are bothering you, It’s time to get back in...

So much has changed in the last six months that the world seems upside down. But the continued presence of COVID-19 has not altered the...

Scientists discover antibodies that may protect against COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that COVID specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity in the respiratory system against the novel coronavirus—a...

Scientists find new way to predict who will get severe COVID-19 and die

In a new study, researchers have identified two markers of inflammation that reliably predict the severity of COVID-19 cases and the likelihood of survival. The...

COVID-19 in wastewater can be infectious, study shows

In a new study, researchers found wastewater containing the COVID-19 virus may be a serious threat. The research was conducted by a team from the...

This test method could find COVID-19 carriers with no symptoms

In a new study, researchers confirm the success of a new COVID-19 pooling test that identifies all positive people, including asymptomatic carriers, in a...

Early immune response may contribute to severe COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers may have come one step closer toward understanding how the immune system contributes to severe COVID-19. They found that so-called...

Will a COVID-19 vaccine be a cure-all?

Global health authorities are frantically pursuing a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the hope that it will allow everyone to get back to...

Children with no COVID-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks

In a new study, researchers found that children can shed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, even if they never develop symptoms or for...