This drug is effective in treating severe COVID-19, study finds
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected over 165 million people worldwide causing nearly 3.5 million deaths. Recent vaccination efforts have been hindered by multiple coronavirus...
What you should know about COVID-19 booster shots and third vaccine doses
Increasingly, research shows many people who have weakened immune systems haven't been able to receive full protection from their COVID-19 vaccines.
Unlike healthy people who've...
Scientists develop a new drug combo to beat Delta variant
In a new study from Vanderbilt University and AstraZeneca, researchers found a new antibody cocktail against the COVID-19 virus can reduce the risk of...
Vitamin D and COVID-19: What you need to know
Several recent studies have found that vitamin D supplements may help protect against COVID-19.
For example, in a study at Albert Einstein College of Medicine...
Know your treatment options for COVID-19
Patients today have more treatment options in the battle against coronavirus disease.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved one drug treatment for COVID-19...
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines less effective for Delta variant, study shows
In a new study from the CDC COVID-19 Response Team, researchers found mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide protection against infection among nursing home residents, but...
These old vaccines can fight COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
In a recent study published in PNAS, researchers found that inoculation with live attenuated vaccines (LAV) such as those used against TB, polio or...
Scientists find existing drugs that can kill COVID-19 virus
Since the beginning of the pandemic, researchers worldwide have been looking for ways to treat COVID-19.
And while the COVID-19 vaccines represent the best measure...
Videos capture lethal progress of COVID-19 virus for the first time
Video images capture for the first time in live animals the inexorable spread of the COVID-19 virus, tracking the infection as it moved from...
This depression drug can save COVID-19 patients, study finds
In a new study from McMaster University, researchers found an inexpensive oral antidepressant can save the lives of COVID-19 patients and cut hospital admissions...