Public Health

Scientists find universally effective antibodies to fight COVID-19

In a new study, researchers report the first round of results from an immunological study of 149 people who have recovered from COVID-19. They show...

Cloth masks may help prevent COVID-19 transmission, new study shows

In a new review study, researchers found that cloth masks, particularly those with several layers of cotton cloth, block droplet, and aerosol contamination of...

Dementia gene could double risk of severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19. They found a high...

Why COVID-19 could make the overdose epidemic worse

When Alberta's chief medical officer, Deena Hinshaw, announced special exemptions to COVID-19 regulations for group therapy in residential addiction treatment centers, it was exactly...

Face coverings could effectively reduce COVID-19 transmission risk

In a new study, researchers found that wearing a face mask or other covering over the mouth and nose reduces the forward distance traveled...

Scientists find a promising drug to reduce lung inflammation in COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that an experimental drug, leronlimab, may prevent the "cytokine storm" that inflames and fatally damages the lungs and...

These two things may increase COVID-19 death risk in people with diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that for patients with diabetes and COVID-19, risk factors for death include older age and increased C-reactive protein...

Scientists suggest new drug may stop COVID-19 crisis without vaccine

In a new study, researchers have developed a drug that may have the power to stop the coronavirus pandemic. They believe that the drug could...

Scientists suggest cause of deadly respiratory syndrome in COVID-19

In a new study, researchers suggest a possible mechanism that causes a massive release of proinflammatory cytokines, or a cytokine storm, leading to the...

People with COVID-19 may develop this thyroid disease, new study shows

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 infection may cause subacute thyroiditis. Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory thyroid disease characterized by neck pain and is usually preceded by an upper...