Public Health

You may have a higher risk of this eye disease after COVID-19

Scientists from the Southern California Permanente Medical Group found that the risk for retinal vein occlusion (RVO) may be increased in the six months...

Third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose is safe, study finds

Scientists from nference and Mayo Clinic found that the third dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is safe. The research is published in JAMA Network...

Future of COVID-19 vaccines brings high hopes, familiar obstacles

Looking back on a year since most people in the United States became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts can celebrate a technological...

Sleep disorders after COVID-19

Recently, scientists conducted a study on sleep disorders, mood and fatigue after COVID-19. They found these factors are interrelated and recommend a comprehensive approach to...

Higher risk of heart disease could mean much higher risk of severe COVID-19

Scientists found that people with an elevated risk of developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years who contract COVID-19, are...

Your mental health may affect your chances of breakthrough COVID-19

Scientists from UC San Francisco found that people who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and have a history of certain mental conditions, have a heightened...

COVID-19 vaccines, boosters effectively prevent severe reinfection

Scientists from the CDC found if you already got COVID-19, vaccines and boosters could protect against hospitalization from COVID -19 reinfection. The research is published...

Vaccination can strongly cut viral load in COVID-19 infection

Scientists from the University of Geneva and elsewhere found that vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load in COVID-19. They measured the infectious viral load of...

This oral drug could reduce COVID-19 death risk by 55%

Scientists from Veru Inc., an oncology biopharmaceutical company, found a novel COVID-19 drug reduces deaths by 55% in patients at high risk for Acute...

Long COVID affects 1 in 5 people following infection

Vaccination, masks and better indoor air are our best protections. Many patients recover from COVID within a week or two, but at least one in five...