Public Health

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...

This treatment could help people with COVID-19 recover faster

In a recent study published in Advanced Science, researchers found metabolic activator treatment can reduce recovery time by as many as 3.5 days in people...

People over 50s may develop this disease after COVID-19

Scientists from GSK in Belgium found that adults aged 50 years or older, those with a COVID-19 diagnosis have an increased risk of developing...

People who get booster shot recover faster from Omicron than from Delta

Scientists from King's College London found that people who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against COVID-19 recover from the Omicron variant...