COVID-19 booster can prevent Delta effectively, study finds
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shows Delta resistance.
They analyzed one of the world’s...
How to safely celebrate your holidays during COVID-19
It’s the holiday season, and while people are making their lists and checking them twice, most are also hoping to avoid an uninvited guest—COVID-19.
You...
Many Americans with COVID-19 get deadly ‘black fungus’ disease
Recent studies found that patients who have or are recovering from COVID-19 who then contract a sometimes deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis—also known...
This drug could help treat lung damage in COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers found a drug that may offer benefit to some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia.
They...
Breakthrough infections produces ‘super immunity’ to COVID-19
In a new study from Oregon Health & Science University, researchers found breakthrough infections greatly enhance the immune response to variants of the virus...
Your BMI number linked to risks of death and ICU stay in COVID-19
In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers found in patients with COVID-19, a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased...
Face masks linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, study confirms
In a new study from Lund University, researchers examined the impact of national face mask laws on COVID-19 mortality in 44 countries with a...
COVID-19 infection, more likely than vaccines, to cause heart inflammation
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers compared the risks of cardiovascular events, such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmia, between...
Why do we keep getting new coronavirus variants?
With the emergence of the new SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant that causes COVID-19, you may have wondered why the coronavirus keeps mutating.
According to John Segreti,...
Pfizer vaccination provides 70% protection from Omicron
In a new study from Discovery in South Africa, researchers found the double dose of Pfizer's COVID vaccine offers about 70% protection against severe...