Public Health

Heart injury in severe COVID-19 linked to higher death risk of death

In a new study, researchers found that heart damage is prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with a higher risk of...

COVID-19 linked to stroke in otherwise healthy people

In a new study, researchers found that people with no risk factors for stroke may have an increased risk if they have contracted COVID-19,...

How to be a patient with COVID-19, according to Yale

Sana Goldberg '20 MSN, RN published her first book, How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine,...

Life after lockdown should start with this healthy to-do list

COVID-19 lockdowns are easing across the U.S., but is it safe to go back to the gym? Or the doctor? And when it is safe,...

Common diagnostic test of COVID-19 can give false results, scientists warn

One of the most commonly used diagnostic tools, particularly during this pandemic, is the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR). It uses a person's respiratory...

This new method may help fight deadly cytokine storm in COVID-19

For many COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms, a runaway immune system response—known as a "cytokine storm”—can be very dangerous. Doctors have few ways to help...

One day’s delay in social distancing makes a COVID-19 outbreak last much longer

In a new study, researchers did an analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities and found that places that took longer to begin implementing...

This test can find undetected blood clots in severe COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers recommend that all COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU undergo a thromboelastography (TEG) to test for the risk of...

These symptoms should be key to detecting COVID-19, new study shows

In a new study, researchers have called for the immediate use of additional COVID-19 symptoms to detect new cases, reduce infections and save lives. They...

The truth of social distance: Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival...

Never before have we experienced social isolation on a massive scale as we have during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. In a new study, researchers explored...