Does COVID-19 virus become less deadly?
Variants of the coronavirus have come to represent the ultimate danger: A curveball in our plans to bring an end to the pandemic that...
Common drugs for inflammation, depression, alcoholism may treat COVID-19
Several recent studies have found that common drugs for depression, alcoholism, and inflammation may help treat COVID-19.
In a study published in JAMA Network Open, UCSF...
COVID booster shot can cut your death risk by 90%
In two new studies from Israeli, researchers found booster doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both...
Are some foods super bitter to you? You may have lower COVID-19 risk
In a recent study from Baton Rouge General Medical Center, researchers found people who can't stand broccoli, celery or kale may be supertasters, and...
Who has the highest risk of heart damage in COVID-19? This test can tell
In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that a type of echocardiogram, a common test to evaluate whether a person's heart...
People with COVID-19 recover faster with this treatment
In a new study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, researchers found metabolic activator treatment can reduce recovery time by as many...
Older people may have fewer antibodies against COVID-19, study confirms
In a new study from Oregon Health & Science University, researchers found older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel coronavirus.
Antibodies are blood...
Omicron and the holidays add up to ‘perfect storm’ for COVID cases
The newest COVID-19 variant—omicron—casts a larger shadow each day, driving infection rates up just as millions of Americans prepare to travel for the upcoming...
Many people cannot recover from long COVID, study finds
In a new study from the UK and elsewhere, researchers found people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms at five...
Slow walkers four times more likely to die from COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Leicester, researchers found slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and...