Public Health

‘Long COVID’ may lead to lingering airways disease, study finds

A new study from the University of Iowa found disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19. They...

This drug may prevent severe COVID-19, new study finds

In a new study from the William Osler Health Centre, researchers found for people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and a high risk for progression, sotrovimab...

Can long COVID kill? YES!

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine, researchers found that patients who survive severe COVID-19 have more than twice the risk of dying...

After COVID-19 infection, booster can provide very strong immune protection

In a new study from the Leibniz Research Centre, researchers found high levels of neutralizing antibodies in test people even 300 days after a...

COVID-19 vaccination is safe to people with heart inflammation

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination in patients who had an inflamed heart muscle in the past is not linked to...

COVID-19 and colonoscopies: 5 things to know

With the downward curve in COVID-19 cases, more and more people are pursuing once-delayed medical treatment. It’s a positive trend that University of Michigan Health...

Many people with long COVID get memory problems, Cambridge study shows

In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found weven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months...

Scientists find persistent immune inflammation after mild COVID-19

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection. They found that a certain type...

COVID-19 could be transmitted from mother to baby, but it’s rare

In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 infection, can be transmitted from mother...

Scientists find a new predictor of severe COVID-19

In a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago, researchers found new evidence that people with severe COVID-19 may have something in common: An...