Public Health

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...

Here we go again: The BA.2 version of omicron

At this point in the pandemic, the public is understandably skittish about any news threatening to thwart our progress toward normalcy. Just as we learned...

Aspirin may reduce death risk in these COVID-19 patients

A new study from George Washington University found that hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 who were given aspirin early on in their treatment had...