COVID-19 has caused us to move away from in-person healthcare toward virtual visits (also known as telehealth). This change is a result of policymakers temporarily relaxing regulations to make it...

Interest in using Vitamin D to prevent or treat acute respiratory infections dates back to the 1930s when people tried cod liver oil to prevent the common cold (the virus that causes the cold...

New data suggests that many patients experience long-lasting symptoms in their upper-chest for months after their initial COVID-19 infection. Chronic problems include chronic cough, thickening of...

People who have recovered from COVID-19 show increased rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, insomnia and depression, according to Italian researchers. In a survey of more than...

We know already that a COVID-19 infection can cause a severe inflammatory response affecting many organs in the body. More recently, people are discovering that the virus can also cause symptoms...

Medical charities (such as Sansum Diabetes Research Institute) constantly seek funds. In addition to applying for grant support from the federal government, they also rely on philanthropy and...

There are treatments currently available to treat COVID-19, but it is difficult to understand which ones have evidence to back up the claims reported in the news and on social media. Now experts...

In a recent online survey by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States, 39% of U.S. adults reported using disinfectants and other cleaning products in potentially harmful ways as...

While we wait for the results of large clinical trials of vaccines against COVID-19, experts say the data so far suggest one important possibility: that the vaccines do have short-term side effects....

Wearing face masks is now required or recommended in more than 160 countries to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Cloth face coverings, if worn correctly, can reduce spread of the virus as part of a...

Researchers have used a smartphone app that helps people track their COVID symptoms. This app indicates six different COVID-19 symptom groups: (1) “Flu-like” with no fever— including headache, loss...

A new vaccine against COVID-19 developed by researchers in the United Kingdom appears to be safe and triggers an immune response to fight COVID-19 in the body. Research with 1,077 people showed the...