Public Health

Why you should continue routine cancer screenings during COVID-19

The benefits outweigh the risks in locations with lower rates of the virus, experts say. Cancer centers around the country, including the University of Michigan...

Anti-virual drug remdesivir may not effectively fight moderate COVID-19

The antiviral drug remdesivir has been one of the few treatments that seemed to help curb death rates in COVID-19 patients so ill that...

New nasal vaccine shows promise in preventing COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers have developed a vaccine that targets the COVID-19 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and...

COVID-19 is a multi-organ metabolic disease, study shows

In a new study, researchers have developed a predictive metabolic model for COVID-19 infection that shows multi-organ effects. They found COVID-19 is a multi-organ metabolic...

Early use of this anti-viral drug may help stop COVID-19 transmission

In a recent study at UT Austin and elsewhere, researchers found that some antivirals can not only help sick people get better but can...

COVID-19: How South Korea prevailed while the US failed

COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The U.S. accounts for about 25% of COVID-19 cases (4.4 million) and...

This stuff in the blood could predict COVID-19 severity, new study shows

In a new study, researchers found a common immune signature in the blood of patients with COVID-19, which could be used to predict how...

Scientists find a strong link between this health problem and COVID-19 death

In a new study, researchers found the prevalence of obesity in a population is linked to negative outcomes from COVID-19. They found a strong link...

This good habit may help you reduce risk of Parkinson’s disease

While movement problems are the main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, people with the disease often have non-motor symptoms such as constipation, daytime sleepiness, and...

Children are silent spreaders of COVID-19, new study shows

In a new study, researchers provide critical results showing that children play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought. In...