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May 27 2020, 08:00
Dropping F-bombs can possibly help increase a person's pain threshold, research has shown -- and, according to a follow-up pain management experiment, using made-up swear words doesn't quite garner the same results.
May 27 2020, 08:00
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) edited information posted to its website last week on the transmission of the coronavirus from contaminated surfaces after the health agency deemed it confusing.
May 27 2020, 08:00
Nearly 96% of virus fatalities in Italy were among elderly with underlying conditions, a report says.
May 27 2020, 08:00
Blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks and dangerous blockages in the legs and lungs are increasingly being found in COVID-19 patients, including some children.
May 27 2020, 08:00
The vast majority of nurses and doctors infected with the novel coronavirus were shown to produce antibodies, possibly protecting them from reinfection, according to a recent study. 
May 27 2020, 08:00
Party-goers in Missouri who flouted social distancing guidelines over Memorial Day weekend have been urged by health officials to self-quarantine. 
May 27 2020, 08:00
A clinical trial underway at Stanford Medicine is testing whether a drug called interferon-lambda can treat mild coronavirus cases and reduce virus transmission.
May 27 2020, 08:00
A coronavirus outbreak at a Washington state fruit processing plant has halted production and county plans toward reopening.
May 26 2020, 08:00
The World Health Organization said it will temporarily halt global trials of hydroxychloroquine – the malaria drug President Trump said he is taking to prevent coronavirus infection – and chloroquine after a study showed that hospitalized coronavirus patients taking the drugs have a higher mortality rate.
May 26 2020, 08:00
While the drugs are deemed generally safe for use in patients with malaria or an autoimmune disease, little is known about the potential effects they may have in COVID-19 patients.