Immune system can be paralyzed in severe COVID-19
Some people get really sick from COVID-19, and others don't. Nobody knows why.
In a new study, researchers have turned up immunological deviations and lapses...
How high blood sugar could make COVID-19 much worse
As COVID-19 continues to rage across the U.S., researchers are digging deeper into how the virus wreaks havoc on the body, especially for those...
This finding may help develop a new COVID-19 vaccine
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, such as dermatomyositis, are a group of diseases characterized by inflamed skeletal muscles that may also involve the lungs, heart, and...
What the US can learn from South Korea’s COVID-19 response
As the world continues to closely monitor the newest coronavirus outbreak, the government of South Korea has been able to keep the disease under...
What do people with heart disease need to know about COVID-19 now?
In the months since COVID-19 emerged, medical experts have learned a lot about the threat it poses to people with issues such as high...
This stuff in blood that can tell if you’ll get severe COVID-19 infection or...
Identification of healthy people at high risk for severe COVID-19 is a global health priority.
In a new study, researchers found a unique molecular signature...
Mouthwashes may reduce COVID-19 transmission, new evidence shows
In a new study, researchers found that Sars-Cov-2 viruses can be inactivated using certain commercially available mouthwashes.
They found high viral loads can be detected...
Convalescent plasma: New hope for fighting COVID-19
The bag of frozen yellow liquid doesn’t look like much, but it might have the power to help a patient survive COVID-19.
Or it might...
Why COVID-19 can spread quickly in people’s lungs
Around the world, scientists are racing to find ways to combat the symptoms of COVID-19 as the number of global cases surpasses 9 million.
It’s...
COVID-19 leads to more stress in the US than other countries
In a new survey, researchers found Americans are faring much worse mentally and financially during the COVID-19 pandemic than citizens of other high-income countries...