This is how long the ‘long COVID’ can last
In a new study from Mount Sinai, researchers found people suffering from "long COVID" can have symptoms that last a year or more. Many...
COVID may cause a new wave of diabetes, study finds
In a new study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers found a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in high blood...
Statins may not help lower COVID-19 severity or death, study finds
In the worldwide effort to battle SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, researchers have often turned to medications used as therapies for other conditions...
Lowering this stuff in your blood could lower risk of COVID-19
Keeping blood insulin levels within strict, healthy parameters is a daily goal for people with diabetes.
But in a new study from Osaka University, researchers...
Do you need a booster after getting COVID-19?
If you've had COVID-19 and you received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, should you still get a booster if you are eligible?
The answer...
COVID Vaccines can effectively prevent death caused by Delta
In a new study from the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, researchers found vaccination is over 90% effective at preventing deaths from the Delta...
Long COVID linked to more bacteria in your mouth
In a new study from UMass Chan Medical School, researchers found that patients with persistent long COVID symptoms have oral microbiomes with a much...
What does it mean to be ‘immunocompromised?’
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been countless news reports identifying one group of individuals as being particularly vulnerable to the virus: the immunocompromised.
We...
This study shows a new way to prevent many COVID-19 variants
The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019.
Many of the...
5 ways to keep vaccine cold storage equipment safe from hackers
Electronics in the “cold chain” that health systems use to keep items like COVID-19 vaccines ultra-cold during storage and transport are surprisingly vulnerable to...