Public Health

This drug could speed up recovery in people with COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that treatment with antivirals such as interferons may strongly improve virus clearance and reduce levels of inflammatory proteins...

Wearing face masks at home may help reduce COVID-19 spread among family members

In a new study, researchers found that wearing face masks at home might help ward off the spread of COVID-19 infection among family members...

Five-day use of this drug could benefit people with severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that there is no big difference between a five- and 10-day use of remdesivir for people with severe...

Vitamin B2 and UV light could reduce COVID-19 virus in human blood

Scientists do not yet know if SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be transmitted by blood transfusion. But in a new study, researchers used...

New study shows many new details of COVID-19 disease

In a new study, researchers did one of the largest, most comprehensive analysis of autopsies of COVID-19 victims to date. They found many complex new...

This type of disease linked to higher COVID-19 death risk

In a new study, researchers found that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to die from COVID-19 than those without...

Lowering this hormone may help reduce severity of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that lowering testosterone could lessen the severity of COVID-19 disease by preventing the new coronavirus from entering lung...

This high blood pressure drug may lower COVID-19 severity

In a new study, researchers found that older COVID-19 patients taking ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure have a lower risk of hospitalization for...

Scientists find new treatment for cytokine storms, a major cause of COVID-19 death

In a new study, researchers found a drug used to treat to HLH (ruxolitinib) could dramatically reverse respiratory and multi-system inflammation in severely ill...

Prevalence of ‘silent’ COVID-19 infection may be much higher than thought

In a new study, researchers found that the prevalence of 'silent' symptomless COVID-19 infection may be much higher than thought. They examined the enforced isolation...