The coronavirus pandemic now has nearly six million confirmed cases worldwide regardless of the multiple restrictions and preventive measures taken by the governments of all affected countries. Even though the imposed nationwide lockdowns have been lifted in a number of countries, the previously suggested preventive measures and guidelines are still to be followed by people…

The findings of a new analysis, which was conducted by a collaborative team of researchers from the Thomas Jefferson University and surgeons from NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, people who have tested positive for the coronavirus infection may also be at an increased risk of having a stroke. In their observation of COVID-19…

Recently, a new report presented by the Washington Free Beacon shows that the sales of guns have dramatically increased in the US since the start of the coronavirus infection with around six million guns being sold in the past three months solely. Out of the six million sold in the period of three, months around…

New research, whose findings are published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, shows that obesity, in addition to being a risk factor for coronavirus infection in adults, also increases the chances of having a severe form of COVID-19 in children who are overweight or obese. The researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing fifty cases of children…

Recently, a survey conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has looked at the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on the mental well-being of adults in the US and has found that the increase in psychological disorders has been the largest to be reported. More specifically, the researchers discovered…

The coronavirus pandemic now has over six million confirmed cases and a rising death toll around the world. However, a number of countries have announced that they have controlled the coronavirus spread to a significant extent including the US, Germany, and Denmark. Consequently, the lockdown restrictions for controlling the spread of the coronavirus and reducing…

New research, whose findings appear in the journal of the American Heart Association known as Circulation, shows that many people who have a high cholesterol level in their late twenties or early thirties may develop them due to a genetic disorder. More specifically, the researchers found that around one in twenty-five people in their thirties…

Recently, a new study, whose findings appear in the British Journal of Pharmacology, looks at the impact of taking the anti-malarial drug chloroquine on the heart health as well as the overall body and shows a way to avoid chloroquine poisoning. The primary reason for this research was to examine the potential treatments for the…

A new notice from Public Health England states that National Health Services or NHS is planning to store data of people who have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection for the next two decades. The collection of data is reportedly a part of the test-and-trace program, which aims to control any future coronavirus-related epidemics. The information…

Recently, a church in Colorado State, known as the High Plains Harvest Church has sued the governor of the state, Jared Polis, over new public health guidelines that restrict large gatherings at religious places in order to stop coronavirus spread. The church, located in Weld County town stated that the public health restriction goes against…