Using debit cards over cash cannot prevent COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from Brigham Young University found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is almost immediately nonviable if deposited on a cash banknote.
The virus actually shows greater stability on plastic money cards, with...
Fewer people have smell, taste loss with omicron variant
Since the early days of the pandemic, loss of smell and taste have been tied to COVID-19 infection.
But scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University found...
Half of people hospitalized with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom after 2...
Scientists from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital found that two years after infection with COVID-19, half of the patients who were admitted to hospitals still...
Blood clots linked to long COVID-19 exercise capacity
Scientists from the University College London found that people suffering from long COVID may face an increased risk of abnormal blood clotting.
They also found...
COVID-19 vaccination linked to 15% reduction in stillbirths, study finds
Scientists from the University of London and elsewhere found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy using mRNA vaccines is linked to a 15% reduction in...
COVID-19 increases risk of dangerous blood clots in these people
Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to...
These people 5 times more likely to have COVID-19 reinfection
Scientists from Clalit Health Services found That after people have recovered from COVID-19, getting at least one dose of a vaccine provides added protection...
This study shows an effective way to predict who will die in COVID-19
Scientists from Université de Montréal found the amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material—viral RNA—in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients...
This drug combo may treat COVID-19 effectively
Scientists from UCL found new drug combinations with the potential to treat severe cases of COVID-19 infection at different stages of the disease.
The findings...
40% of COVID-19 survivors suffer from a new disability, study finds
Scientists from Monash University found six months after recovering from COVID-19 critical illness, one in five people had died, and almost 40% of survivors...