Small-scale study finds vitamin D deficiency prevalent in COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Ready Made/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury More than 80 percent of hospitalized novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical...
Read MoreCOVID-19 lockdown reduced mental health, sleep, exercise
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The initial phase of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown dramatically altered personal habits, largely for the worse, according to a new study published in...
Read MoreMouthwashes and oral rinses may inactivate coronaviruses
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a new study by researchers at the Penn...
Read MoreStudy links stronger antibody responses to more severe COVID-19
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying novel coronavirus (COVID-19) survivors who are likely to have high levels of...
Read MoreCOVID-19 antibodies could last at least three months, study suggests
Photo Cred: ThisIsEngineering/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to...
Read MoreNew blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients develop severe infection
Photo Cred: Ray Lohan By Katherine Shagoury Scientists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences developed a new test that could predict which...
Read MoreCertain pre-existing conditions increase mortality risk for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke, and cancer increase a patient’s risk of dying from the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreReview confirms CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A review of dozens of studies by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon State University suggests that people may shed...
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