Public Health

People with this blood type may have lower risk of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that people who have type O blood are slightly less likely to get COVID-19. The research was conducted by...

Vaccine or no vaccine, there’s no returning to the pre-COVID-19 world

It has been described as a once-in-a-century pandemic, but COVID-19 will cause a permanent shift in the way the world operates at the social,...

COVID-19 could threaten your entire nervous system

In a new study, researchers reviewed the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 patients in current scientific literature. They found that the disease poses a global threat...

This simple action is critical in preventing spread of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person's chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus. The...

Up to 45% of COVID-19 infections may show no symptoms

In a new study, researchers found that many people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic never show symptoms of the...

This test could predict poor COVID-19 outcomes

In a new study, researchers found that low levels of the blood protein renalase predict poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19. They are planning to...

COVID-19 treatment should follow these 3 disease phases, new study shows

In a new study, researchers detail three distinct phases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. They urge medical professionals to consider...

COVID-19 may trigger new diabetes, new study warns

In a new paper, researchers say that COVID-19 may actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications of...

Antibodies from llamas may lead to new COVID-19 treatment

In a new study, researchers suggest that antibodies from llamas may lead to COVID-19 treatment. They hope the special antibodies that llamas make can be...

High-potency marijuana spikes THC levels but does not boost impairment

In a new study, researchers found that smoking high-potency marijuana concentrates boosts blood levels of THC more than twice as much as smoking conventional...