Public Health

Viruses live on doorknobs and phones and can get you sick – smart cleaning...

One vomiting episode from someone infected with norovirus emits billions and billions of individual viruses. That’s enough to fuel an outbreak – and is exactly...

Drugs considered for COVID-19 may increase risk for dangerous heart disease

Some people consider treating coronavirus patients with a combination of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin. But in a new study, researchers advise...

Lockdowns need to last more than 6 weeks to contain COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that aggressive intervention such as lockdowns to contain COVID-19 must last for at least 44 days. The research was...

This new drug may strongly block early stages of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts. The study provides new...

These health conditions may increase risks for severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that having an underlying health condition might be one of the biggest risk factors for developing severe COVID-19. Those...

How to stay positive during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly and drastically changed day-to-day life in the U.S., causing fear and anxiety. Loyola Medicine clinical psychologists Elizabeth Simmons, PsyD, and...

Gut symptoms are in mild COVID-19 disease, sometimes without fever

In a new study, researchers did the first analysis of gastrointestinal symptoms reported by COVID-19 patients with the mild disease rather than those with...

This potential COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early research

In a new study, researchers found a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested in mice, the vaccine, delivered...

Scientists find most common features in people killed by COVID-19

In a new study, researchers identified the most common characteristics of 85 COVID-19 patients who died in Wuhan, China in the early stages of...

Scientists find 40 new drugs to test against COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have identified 40 new potential drugs that could treat COVID-19. The findings come from a modeling tool for infection dynamics...