Public Health

The pandemic has people stuck in a bad mental/physical loop

In a new study from the North Carolina State University, researchers found the pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by harming mental...

Scientists find a new risk factor for severe COVID-19

In a new study from the University of Kent, researchers found a protein that may critically contribute to severe forms of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is the...

WHO recommends this antibody treatment for these COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers found a treatment combining two antibodies (casirivimab and imdevimab) could help two specific groups of patients with COVID-19. The treatment...

Scientists find COVID-19 is a vascular disease

In a recent study published in Vascular Pharmacology, researchers found that COVID-19 is more than respiratory disease. They showed evidence indicates that COVID-19 acts as...

This diabetes drug could treat lung inflammation in COVID-19

Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet and lifestyle changes) for...

Llama antibodies have strong potential in treating COVID-19

In a new study from the Rosalind Franklin Institute, researchers found a unique type of tiny antibody produced by llamas could provide a new...

Scientists find COVID-like viruses in bats

In a new study from France's Pasteur Institute and the National University of Laos, researchers found a new clue to the origins of the...

Many existing drugs may help to treat COVID-19

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment through virtual screening...

Cognitive decline is a common consequence of severe COVID-19

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are revealing the many devastating consequences that patients can face both during and after hospitalization. In...

These two things may increase COVID death risk in older people

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found that low BMI and malnutrition are risk factors for in-hospital mortality in geriatric COVID-19 patients. These...