Public Health

Your face mask can cut your COVID-19 risk by 65%

Scientific evidence is clear: Social distancing and wearing masks help prevent people from spreading COVID-19, and masks also protect those who wear them, two...

This existing drug shows potential for treating COVID-19

There are a big number of studies focusing on new treatments for COVID-19, including existing drugs that are being trialed. Some progress has been...

This drug can save more people with severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found drug remdesivir could save lives in places with less hospital capacity, where COVID-19 is beginning to overwhelm intensive...

The best (and worst) materials for face masks in COVID-19 pandemic

It's intuitive and scientifically shown that wearing a face-covering can help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But in a new...

COVID-19 linked to dangerous brain diseases, new evidence shows

In a new study, researchers found neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage. They identified one rare and sometimes...

This popular drug for stroke may help fight COVID-19

Similar diseases to COVID-19, including the common flu, can create inflammation which results in deposits of a protein called fibrin. Fibrin is the scaffold...

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...