Public Health

COVID-19: The older you are, the more antibodies you have

With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic's spread is accelerating. In a new study from Université de Montréal, researchers found that those who...

COVID patients on this depression drug are less likely to die

In a new study from UC San Francisco, researchers found that people taking a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), particularly...

This familiar drug may help treat COVID-19

For the past year and a half, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to engulf the globe, fueled in part by novel variants and the...

Scientists find how COVID-19 damages lungs

In a new study from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found lung autopsy and plasma samples from people who died of COVID-19 have...

Why some people get ‘long COVID’ while others don’t

In a recent study, researchers have delivered crucial insight into the lasting immune system damage caused by COVID-19. They showed that people’s immune systems were...

Delta-like variant can worsen COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard study finds

In a new study from Harvard, researchers found a SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant—enhanced transmissibility and an ability...

This antiviral drug can block Delta variant, study finds

In a new study from the University of Nottingham, researchers found a plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19, is just as effective at treating all...

Vaccines are less effective against some COVID-19 variants, study shows

In a new study from the University of Sydney, researchers found vaccines are less effective against some COVID-19 variants and boosting may be required...

Your blood sugar history can predict your risk of severe COVID-19

In a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, researchers found people with type 2 diabetes who contract COVID-19 are nearly 50% more likely to...

With time and without masks, protection of COVID-19 vaccines decreases

In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that the effectiveness of both the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA...