Heart inflammation rare in people with severe COVID-19
Scientists from Niguarda Hospital found heart inflammation occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was linked to more...
Vaccinated people get very mild breakthrough COVID infections
In a recent study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers found breakthrough COVID infections very mild for vaccinated people.
They found that vaccinated adults...
Many people report neuropathy pain after COVID-19
Scientists from Washington University found many people who got COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic experienced peripheral neuropathy—pain, tingling, and numbness in...
COVID-19 infection may make people age faster
In a recent study published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers found that compared to healthy people, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had strongly increased levels...
Can windy days protect you from COVID?
Scientists from Stony Brook University found that low wind speeds and stale air are linked to a higher incidence of contracting COVID-19 when people...
Why people with diabetes more likely to have COVID-19
Scientists from Oregon Health & Science University found why people with diabetes, asthma and other conditions that involve chronic inflammation are more susceptible to...
Scientists develop highly accurate, 30-second COVID-19 test
Scientists from the University of Florida and elsewhere have helped developed a COVID-19 testing device that can detect coronavirus infection in as little as 30 seconds...
These COVID-19 patients have higher death risk
Scientists from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center found a simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might...
Yale finds how to prevent loss of smell and taste from COVID-19
Scientists from Yale found a way to prevent the loss of smell and taste from COVID-19.
The research is published in medRxiv and was conducted...
U.S. life expectancy decreased again in 2021, study finds
Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University found that life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2021.
This continues a troubling trend that began in the...