Body mass index (BMI) is associated with the development of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
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Ancient Part of Immune System May Underpin Severe COVID
One of the immune system’s oldest branches, called complement, may be influencing the severity of…
Study Reveals Where First Cases of COVID-19 Outside China May Have Originated Based on Case Travel Histories
Of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in each affected country outside mainland China, almost two…
Preventing the Next Pandemic
Thus far, COVID-19 has cost at least $2.6 trillion and may cost ten times this…
Autopsies Reveal Surprising Cardiac Changes in COVID-19 Patients
A series of autopsies conducted by Louisiana State University (LSU) Health New Orleans pathologists shows…
1 in 3 Young Adults May Face Severe COVID-19
As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a…
Researchers Propose Novel Approach to Limit Organ Damage for Patients with Severe COVID-19
Patients with severe COVID-19 frequently experience a life-threatening immune reaction, sometimes called a cytokine storm,…
Work Begins on U.K. System for Estimating COVID-19 Cases from Wastewater
Scientists will develop a standardised UK-wide system for detecting coronavirus in wastewater, in order to…
Obese BME People at ‘Higher-Risk’ of Contracting COVID-19
Obese people among black and minority ethnic communities (BME) are at around two times higher…
35% of Excess Deaths in Pandemic’s Early Months Tied to Causes Other Than COVID-19
Since COVID-19’s spread to the United States earlier this year, death rates in the U.S.…
