Public Health

This COVID-19 test can detect neutralizing antibodies fast and accurately

As the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to harm communities and economies across the world, efficiency in testing for the infection and antibodies is vital. In...

COVID-19 death risk in cancer patients can be 16 times higher

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 can be very dangerous for people already fighting cancer. The research was conducted by a team at...

This miniature device could instantly diagnose COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have developed a miniscule device that could immediately diagnose and track COVID-19 infection using cell phones. The research was conducted...

People with severe COVID-19 have 3 distinct immune responses

In a new study, researchers found three distinct immune responses to the COVID-19 infection that could help predict the trajectory of disease in severe...

This treatment may be key to fighting COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that nitric oxide treatment can be pivotal in the world's fight against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The...

This arthritis drug may fight severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found an immune-dampening drug used by people battling rheumatoid arthritis showed promise in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19. The drug,...

Another new vaccine shows promise in preventing COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found n experimental messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccine against COVID-19 elicits protective immune responses in mice and non-human primates. Two injections...

Scientists find 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have found 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They analyzed one of...

If U.S. relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures may not work at all

In a new study, researchers found if physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or...

This study shows new drug for immune overreaction, a major cause of COVID-19 death

A recent study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and elsewhere found a drug used to treat to HLH (ruxolitinib) could dramatically reverse respiratory and...