Public Health

COVID-19 may strongly harm the brain

SARS-CoV-2 was initially identified as a respiratory virus, but it can affect the entire body, including the nervous system. In a new paper from…, researchers...

COVID-19 vaccine booster provides good protection against Omicron

In a new study from the Francis Crick Institute, researchers found a third 'booster' dose of COVID-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralize...

Some arthritis drugs may reduce COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

In a new study from the Arthritis Foundation, researchers found some arthritis drugs may reduce the effectiveness of COVID vaccines. The finding suggests that disease-modifying drugs...

In these places, you are most likely to get COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found a better way to predict where people are most likely to catch COVID-19. They analyzed outbreaks and superspreader events...

Is Omicron really mild?

With more than 800,000 cases a day in the United States, it is now likely that you or someone you know has had COVID-19. Michigan...

This low-cost drug can treat COVID-19 effectively and safely

In a new study from The Australian National University, researchers found heparin, a widely available and affordable drug, could limit lung damage when inhaled...

COVID-19 ‘herd immunity’ is unlikely, study finds

In a new study from the University of Southern California, researchers found herd immunity against COVID-19 is unlikely, and coping with the disease will...

A new way to predict long COVID at start of COVID-19 diagnosis

Many people who contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus—some estimates suggest more than 40% —suffer chronic effects known as Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), commonly...

The omicron surge: Is the worst almost over?

While COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are expected to remain high in Chicago and across the country in the coming weeks, experts at RUSH predict...

Many people have long-term attention and memory deficits after mild COVID

In a new study from Oxford, researchers found that people who have had COVID but don't complain of long COVID symptoms in daily life...