Nature exposure during COVID-19 beneficial for mental health, study finds
Photo Cred: Kaboompics/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Exposure to natural spaces during the first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in 2020 was beneficial for mental health, according to a new study carried...
Read MoreResearchers develop more reliable rapid COVID-19 tests
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed two rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that are...
Read MoreYale researchers say common cold could protect against COVID-19
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes the novel...
Read MoreStudy underscores role of race, poverty in COVID-19
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new analysis by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers new perspective on the disproportionate impact that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has...
Read MoreResilience and recovery for COVID-19 long haulers
Photo Cred: Tim Mossholder/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury As the healthcare industry continues to face the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic head-on, there is much discussion around post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as...
Read MoreVitamin D may not protect against severe COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Simone van der Koelen/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Genetic evidence does not support vitamin D as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new study...
Read MoreMild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection, study finds
Photo Cred: Mat Napo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Months after recovering from mild cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), people still have immune cells in their body pumping out antibodies against...
Read MorePresident Biden calls for investigation into COVID-19 origins
Photo Cred: Christopher Burns/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury President Joe Biden announced that he has ordered a closer analysis of the origins of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a statement...
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