N95 masks require shaving beards to ensure a good fit. Masks are at the forefront of people’s minds as health care workers continue to face shortages during the coronavirus pandemic. Together with ...

Researchers examine whether the blood of a recovered patient can help others. Experts are hoping a century-old technique used for treating epidemics may hold new promise for treating COVID-19 patients ...

Coronavirus, Explained premiered on Netflix on Sunday. It is eighth on the list of top watched Netflix content in Egypt, just two days after its release. The new series is part of Explained theme ...

BETHESDA, Md. - Scientists at the National Institutes of Health said they have gained new insight into the coronavirus alpha and delta variants, possibly explaining why the mutations are more ...

Researchers discover that the COVID-19 virus can trigger the production of 'abzymes' -- antibodies that act like enzymes -- which may explain why long COVID symptoms persist even after the infection ...

The authors conclude that damage to the brainstem associated with infection may help explain some of the symptoms of long COVID. Following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ...

Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two ...

The nation's death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 10,000 in the last 24 hours, but even that figure belied a grim truth: the real number of deaths is higher, but no one knows how much.

Even as India is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, the early arrival of rain is also raising the risk of monsoon diseases like seasonal flu (influenza), dengue, malaria and typhoid, among others.

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of the most perplexing mysteries of COVID-19 and long COVID. The surprising findings could lead to new treatments for the ...