Public Health

UV-LED lights can kill COVID virus and HIV effectively

A new study from the University of Toronto found the same lightbulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV. Researchers killed...

Why people with COVID-19 get liver injury

A study from Yale and elsewhere found a link between an immune system factor and the promotion of blood vessel damage that may explain...

This new nose spray could prevent, treat COVID-19

A new study from Cornell University found a newly discovered small molecule could be sprayed into people's noses to prevent COVID-19 illness prior to...

Scientists find new way to treat severe COVID-19 complications

A new study from the University of Toronto found a drug with the potential to combat one of the most severe complications of COVID-19...

This stuff in leafy greens could fight COVID-19, common cold

A new study from Johns Hopkins found that a chemical derived from a compound found abundantly in broccoli and other cruciferous plants may fight...

This drug linked to higher risk for post-COVID dementia in older people

A new study from Northwell Health found pre-COVID-19 psychotropic medication use is associated with a higher risk for incident dementia following hospitalization for COVID-19...

COVID-19 mixed with flu can raise risks of death and severe illness

A new study from the University of Edinburgh found adults in hospital who have COVID-19 and the flu at the same time are at...

How finger length could help predict severe COVID-19

A new study from Swansea University found the link between levels of sex hormones in the womb and in puberty and COVID hospitalizations. The study...

How COVID-19 pandemic linked to more liver disease cases

A new study from Osaka City University Hospital found liver disease was negatively impacted by lifestyle changes during the first year of the pandemic. The...

Different SARS-CoV-2 variants may cause different long COVID symptoms

A new study from the University of Florence found that the symptoms connected to long COVID could be different in people who are infected...