Stress may make it hard to fight off COVID-19 and flu
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital found that stress can be detrimental to fighting off infection, especially COVID-19, and increases the chance of death.
They found how...
Nasal COVID-19 vaccines help the body prepare for infection right where it starts –...
Imagine inhaling just a few drops of liquid or mist to get protected from COVID-19. That is the idea behind nasal COVID-19 vaccines, and...
New drug combos may help treat severe COVID-19 at different stages
Scientists from UCL found new drug combinations with the potential to treat severe COVID-19 infection at different stages of the disease.
The findings could help...
COVID-19 breakthrough infections much milder in these people
Scientists from Pusan National University Hospital found COVID-19 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people tend to be milder than those of partially vaccinated or...
Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here’s how
This week’s tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, marked the 213th mass shooting and the 27th school shooting thus far this year.
That’s just seven fewer...
How concerned should you be about monkeypox?
Monkeypox, a virus that causes pus-filled blisters, has been detected in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and some European nations.
Aubree Gordon,...
Yale finds possible root cause of severe COVID-19
Scientists from Yale University found more information about how the body’s immune system fights the virus that causes COVID-19.
The research is published in Nature Communications and...
High cost of cancer care in the U.S. doesn’t reduce death risk
Scientists from Yale University and Vassar College found that while the U.S. spends twice as much on cancer care as the average high-income country,...
1 in 8 people with severe COVID-19 get heart inflammation
Scientists from the University of Glasgow found one in eight people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were later diagnosed with myocarditis or heart inflammation.
They...
These people can get strong benefits from COVID-19 Delta breakthrough infection
Scientists from King’s College London found a delta breakthrough infection generates a potent and broad neutralizing antibody response in double vaccinated people.
In the study, they...