Public Health

This stuff in the blood may determine severity of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have advanced a hypothesis that the severe course of COVID-19 may be associated with the von Willebrand factor, one...

Scientists find 4 compounds to block COVID-19

As the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic mounts, scientists worldwide continue their push to develop effective treatments and a vaccine for the highly...

Scientists confirm ‘classic’ symptoms of COVID-19

In a new review study, researchers found that persistent cough and fever have been confirmed as the most prevalent symptoms linked to COVID-19. Other major...

COVID-19 may spread 10 meters or more by breathing, new study shows

In a new paper, researchers suggest COVID-19 can spread 10 meters or more by breathing. The plea was issued by 239 scientists from around the...

Months after infection, many people with COVID-19 can’t shake illness

It was a Tuesday in late March when Julia Henry first felt the body aches and dry cough that signaled the start of her...

Harvard scientists find new way to limit COVID-19 spread

Even as the death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise around the world, many cities and states in the U.S. and other countries are...

The two skin symptoms of COVID-19 you need to know

In two recent studies from China and Spain, researchers found more symptoms of coronavirus. These symptoms include COVID-19 toes and skin rashes. They found that...

This MIT new drug may help protect against COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have designed a drug candidate that they believe may block coronaviruses' ability to enter human cells. The potential drug is...

New evidence suggests COVID-19 isn’t sexually transmitted

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 is unlikely to be spread through semen. They tested Chinese men who recently had the disease and...

New evidence that COVID-19 virus can infect human brain

In a new study, researchers found that organoids (tiny tissue cultures made from human cells that simulate whole organs) known as "mini-brains" can be...