Public Health

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...

In older people, even ‘mild’ COVID-19 can lead to health damage

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found adults over age 50 who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 are at greater risk...

How COVID-19 triggers massive inflammation

Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital found why COVID-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ damage. They also found...

COVID-19 vaccines lower the death risk in people with prior infection

Scientists from Stanford Medicine found that people who have recovered from COVID-19 still benefit from vaccination. They found clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are highly...

COVID-19 linked to high risk of serious blood clots

Scientists from Umeå Universitet found an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in the leg) up to three months after COVID-19...

New COVID vaccine could prevent omicron and other variants

Scientists from MedUni Vienna found a vaccine developed at to protect against SARS-CoV-2 indicates that it is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants known to...

Scientists find why people with blood type O have lower COVID-19 risk

Many studies have found that blood type affects the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with blood Type O being less susceptible and non-O blood types...

Duke study finds the cause of COVID vaccine resistance

Scientists from Duke University found the cause of covid-19 vaccine resistance. The research is published in PNAS Nexus and was conducted by Terrie Moffitt et...

Scientists find a better way to detect severe COVID-19 early

Scientists from the University of Utah found a family of proteins that is strongly increased in the saliva of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The proteins,...