Public Health

This eye problem can be a primary symptom of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that the pink eye can be a possible primary symptom of COVID-19. People who have the pink eye condition...

Group testing could help 90% of the U.S. people get back to daily life

In a new study, researchers found that a new method of group testing – in which samples of COVID-19 tests are pooled and analyzed...

New finding may help develop a COVID-19 vaccine

In a new study, researchers have found parts of the SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronavirus that activate an immune response and which could act as...

This new test can diagnose COVID-19 in 30 minutes

In a new study, researchers found that a new diagnostic test can detect the RNA of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in urine,...

Repeated coughing could make your face mask useless

Face masks are thought to slow the spread of viruses, including the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but little is known about how well...

This antibody cocktail may help treat COVID-19

In a new study, researchers tested several human antibodies to determine the most potent combination to be mixed in a cocktail and used as...

1 in 5 people worldwide have a health condition that may increase severe COVID-19...

In a new study, researchers found that about 1.7 billion people, 22% of the world population, have at least one underlying health condition that...

New evidence that malaria drug has no antiviral effect on COVID-19

In a new study, researchers examined the antiviral effect of hydroxychloroquine in macaques (a type of monkey) infected with the COVID-19 virus, used alone...

COVID-19 antibodies may be stable in body for two months after diagnosis

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 antibodies remain stable in the blood of the majority of infected individuals almost two months after...

Planes, trains and automobiles: Reducing your COCVID-19 risk in traveling

After enduring more than two months of quarantine, businesses and institutions are reopening, spurring summer travel plans to satisfy the urge to escape confinement. But...