Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

"As these viruses continue to evolve, public health officials watch carefully to see whether new strains will be more easily ...

In a recent study uploaded to the medRxiv preprint* server, researchers in the United States used a combined cohort comprising 124,313 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2022 (BRFSS) and ...

A new study sheds light on factors that may have predisposed some patients to recover more slowly after COVID. Early in the pandemic, many people who had SARS-Cov-2 infection or COVID-19 began to ...

A recent Scientific Reports study identifies the risk factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection based on a nationwide, multicenter, and ...

Older adults face the highest risk of severe COVID-19 illness. Learn how to protect yourself or loved ones with vaccines, masking, hygiene, and caregiver support. Stay informed and stay safe. While ...

In a large, randomized trial, researchers at Mass General Brigham found that high-dose vitamin D3 did not reduce COVID-19 ...

Severe COVID-19 raises lung cancer risk by 24%, study of 76 million Americans finds In A Nutshell People hospitalized with severe COVID-19 had roughly a 24 percent higher risk of developing lung ...

Factors that were associated with a higher risk of hospitalization within 30 days were receipt of chemotherapy and a baseline history of stroke, atrial fibrillation, or pulmonary embolism. New ...

Orlando, Fla — A surge in mortality due to thyroid storm occurred in the US during 2020-2021, likely partially, but not entirely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis of people hospitalized ...