Public Health

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...

COVID-19 should be treated as a blood clot disease, new study shows

In a new study, researchers suggest that blood clotting disorders may explain some of the worst symptoms of COVID-19, including respiratory failure and pulmonary...

What does recovery from COVID-19 look like?

Yale Medicine physicians describe the recovery path they’ve seen for patients experiencing 'mild to moderate' forms of the disease. The majority of COVID-19 cases can be...

These two anti-inflammatory drugs could stop growth of COVID-19 virus

In a new study, researchers found that a human and a veterinary anti-inflammatory drug—Carprofen and Celecoxib—inhibit a key enzyme in the replication and transcription...

This drug for alcoholism may offer hope for COVID-19 treatment

In a new study, researchers discovered that disulfiram, an FDA-approved drug commonly used for treating alcoholism, blocks a key gatekeeper protein involved in inflammation. Activation...

Scientists find universally effective antibodies to fight COVID-19

In a new study, researchers report the first round of results from an immunological study of 149 people who have recovered from COVID-19. They show...

Cloth masks may help prevent COVID-19 transmission, new study shows

In a new review study, researchers found that cloth masks, particularly those with several layers of cotton cloth, block droplet, and aerosol contamination of...