Public Health

Scientists find links between severe COVID-19 and other chronic diseases

Scientists from Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center found genetic links between COVID-19 severity and certain medical conditions that are known risk factors for...

This study shows large differences between mild and severe COVID-19

Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology found big differences between mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases. They found that people with severe COVID-19 cases may...

People with this disease have a higher risk of severe COVID-19

In a recent study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, researchers found that patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a...

COVID-19 infection may lead to fertility problem in men

In a recent study published in Reproduction, researchers found that COVID-19 may negatively affect sperm quality and reduce fertility in men. They showed that COVID-19 infection...

Understanding the link between COVID-19 and diabetes

Amid the many problems posed by the pandemic, one positive outcome is that COVID-19 is providing valuable insights that could help researchers unlock the...

Contracting Covid-19 might increase your risk of type 1 diabetes

People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 may be at a higher risk of developing the autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes, according to a...

Yale scientists find a big cause of severe COVID-19 and death

Scientists from Yale have found identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2...

1.3 million smokers may quit after FDA bans menthol cigarettes

Scientists from the University of Waterloo predict that a U.S. ban on menthol cigarettes, proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will lead...

Vitamin D could effectively determine severity of COVID-19 infection

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin found that vitamin D can determine the severity of COVID-19, and they are calling on the government in Ireland...

People in these two blood groups have lower risk of severe COVID-19

Scientists from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto found that type O and rhesus-negative (Rh−) blood groups seem to be linked to a lower risk...