Scientists discover an effective therapy to treat COVID-19, reduce death
In a new study, researchers found that convalescent plasma therapy is safe and effective to treat COVID-19.
They tested more than 300 COVID-19 patients treated...
Popular anti-malaria drugs not recommended for treating COVID-19
Recently, several physicians hosted a press conference in which one physician claimed that the combination of hydroxychloroquine, the antibiotic azithromycin, and the mineral zinc...
Scientists find hundreds of possible drugs to treat COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have used machine learning to identify hundreds of new potential drugs that could help treat COVID-19, the disease caused...
Early spread of COVID-19 may be far greater than initially reported
Patients with undiagnosed flu symptoms who actually had COVID-19 last winter were among thousands of undetected early cases of the disease at the beginning...
Why does COVID-19 harm only some organs, not others?
In severe cases of COVID-19, damage can spread beyond the lungs and into other organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney, and parts of...
New COVID-19 vaccine may prevent severe symptoms, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found an experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19 virus.
The vaccine is made...
Social distancing could slow growth of COVID-19 in US, study shows
Between March 10 and March 25, 2020, all 50 states and the District of Columbia enacted at least one statewide physical distancing measure to...
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...