This common health problem may increase risk of ‘long COVID-19’

Some COVID-19 survivors can struggle with lingering medical problems for months. In a new study from Cleveland Clinic, researchers found that the risk for these...

A heart drug costing less than $2 a day can help treat severe COVID-19

In a new study from Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, researchers found metoprolol, a drug widely used to treat heart disease, is beneficial when...

COVID-19 vaccines are 66% effective fighting against Delta variant, study finds

In a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines against...

Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalization compared to alpha variant

In a new study from the National Infection Service, researchers found people infected with the COVID-19 delta variant have double the risk of hospitalization...

COVID-19 vaccine protection fades within 6 months, study finds

In a new study from King's College London and elsewhere, researchers found the protection from two doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines fades...

For many, long COVID looks a lot like chronic fatigue

In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found similarities between certain lingering symptoms following COVID-19 illness—a condition called "long COVID"—and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic...

COVID-19, not vaccination, presents biggest blood clot risks

In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers confirmed that COVID-19, not vaccination, presents the biggest blood clot risks. They reported the findings...

Some patients still have health problems after one year, Wuhan COVID-19 study finds

In a new study from Wuhan, China, researchers found most symptoms of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients are resolved within 12 months, however, around one-half...

Why do some people need a third dose of the COVID vaccine?

As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, scientists have gathered more data about the coronavirus that’s been waging chaos on a global scale as well...

Recovery from alcohol use disorder is complicated but achievable

In a new study from Yale, researchers found interlinked changes in drinking behavior, mood, and the brain among women and men during recovery from...