These common drugs may improve survival in people with COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants—blood thinners that slow down clotting—may improve their chances of survival.
The study...
Scientists find 14 mutations to the COVID-19 virus, one might be more easily spread
In a new study, researchers have found 14 mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, one of which they suspect might be more easily spread.
The research...
The most common initial symptoms of COVID-19 everyone needs to know
A recent study from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in China found that patients with coronavirus disease COVID-19 often have fever and...
Asthma and COVID-19: What you need to know
Today on World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health stands with patients, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals to raise awareness about...
These two drugs show promise against COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have screened 48 FDA-approved drugs against SARS-CoV-2 and found that two, that are already FDA-approved for other illnesses, seem...
New way to prevent immune inflammatory overreaction, a big cause of COVID-19 death
Cytokine storms created by COVID-19 are causing major organ destruction and death.
In a new study, researchers found that replacing the usual filter in a...
Can your homemade mask protect you? 6 things you need to know
There's a good reason you may be having trouble figuring out whether to wear a face mask when you go out, according to University...
Drug overdose epidemic in the U.S. is transmitted from old to young people
In a new study, researchers found that the generation a person was born into—Silent Generation, Baby Boomer, Generation X or Millennial—strongly predicts how likely...
Facemasks risk social isolation for people with hearing difficulties
The use of facemasks to limit the spread of COVID-19 could replace social distancing with social isolation for people with hearing difficulties, a University...
This COVID-19 drug linked to higher risk of irregular heartbeat
Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments available, the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, has emerged as a potential therapy for pneumonia linked to COVID-19.
But in a...