Public Health

People with mental problems 5 times more likely to die from COVID-19

In a new study from the University of Manchester, researchers found people with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, are five times more likely to...

Scientists find cause of heart damage in COVID-19

In a new study from Yale, researchers examined autopsy tissue samples of hearts from patients who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Frequent and extensive...

This existing drug can prevent COVID death

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found an inexpensive repurposed drug called fluvoxamine can save the lives of COVID-19 patients and cut...

Nose could be the key to treating severe COVID-19

In a new study from Newcastle University, researchers have shed new light on early events in the battle between COVID-19 and the immune system...

These people more likely to get severe COVID-19 after vaccination

In a new study from Yale, researchers found although breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections tend to be mild, more older adults have developed severe breakthrough cases...

Heart problem caused by COVID-19 vaccines is rare and mild

In a new study from the University of Utah, researchers found most adolescents and young adults who developed a rare heart problem after being...

A third COVID vaccine is essential for these people

In a new study from the Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, researchers examined patients who had no immune protection against the COVID-19 infection after two vaccinations...

What we know about the omicron variant

While the delta variant continues causing a surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States, epidemiologists around the world are trying to...

Why a drug used to treat severe COVID-19 may only benefit men

In a new study from the University of Calgary, researchers found how dexamethasone, the main treatment for severe COVID-19 lung infections, alters how immune...

Should I mix and match my COVID-19 booster shot?

As concerns about the omicron variant mount, federal public health officials have strengthened their stance on booster shots for COVID-19 vaccines. On Monday, U.S. Centers...