HEALTH

As COVID-19 continues on its path of desolation in various areas across the country and overwhelm US hospitals, residents are starting to feel anxious about the unknown, reports say.

A scientific report on the spread of coronavirus showed that the first coronavirus patient in Italy traveled from Wuhan and admitted to the hospital days later. The report stated that doctors found she had virus traces in her eyes several days after it disappeared from her nose.

Drug companies have been in a race to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, but they are being met with several challenges from clinical trials and production capacity to governmental approval.

Experts identified potential autism biomarkers in infants.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to a new normal, one that your kids may find difficult to adjust. Experts have offered advice on how to keep your kids physically and mentally active as they continue to spend their time indoors.

Public health experts urge the public to take adequate measures to prevent potentially-deadly legionella bacteria from getting into water systems during the lockdown.

Some rich people who are performing chores for the first time amid the coronavirus outbreak describe the experience as a complete shock, according to reports.

New research says that Americans think you are ‘officially old’ when you reach the age of 57.

Coronavirus was detected in outdoor air pollution particles collected by Italian researchers in both industrial and urban sites in Bergamo province in Italy, the Guardian reported.

After the positive results of plasma therapy, experts urge COVID-19 survivors to donate their plasma to help cure other patients.

Although they are not the cure, deep breathing exercises can help manage COVID-19 better, say experts.

Airborne traces of the virus in the room where health workers remove their protective equipment was no longer detected after sanitation procedures.

A UK alert reported a coronavirus-related "inflammatory syndrome" appearing among infected children of all ages. The report said that the condition looked like a combination between symptoms of a toxic shock syndrome and an atypical Kawasaki disease; both conditions exhibit redness and swelling on the skin. Furthermore, the report said that while these conditions were seen in children positive for the COVID-19, some cases tested negative for the virus.

There is a noticeable decline in the number of cardiac and stroke patients going to the hospital; several doctors in urban medical centers have reported.

Belgians are encouraged to eat more fries while under lockdown in order to help the country's potato surplus, according to reports.

Over 20 COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress were given nasal cannulas and the results were remarkable.

Autopsy pointed out that it wasn't the flu but the coronavirus which caused the 57-year-old woman's heart to burst.

Although this tiny device can be used to monitor an important vital sign, experts say you don't really need them during this pandemic.

The new COVID-19 antibody testing offers quickness and simplicity of the rapid diagnostic test alongside the accuracy of the standard ELISA quantitative measure.

Hasbro is shifting production from toys to face shields for the health workers fighting COVID-19.

Physicians who have treated a number of coronavirus patients are starting to see distinct patterns on how the symptoms occur, describing them as initially a lingering “slow burn” before worsening.

The sight of about half of the passengers not wearing masks in an almost full-capacity flight of American Airlines plane from Florida to New York shocked a Manhattan woman passenger.

The CDC has added six new entries to its list of official coronavirus symptoms.

A family is crying discrimination after their kin who died was denied COVID-19 tests at three different hospitals, reports say.

The one million KN95 respirators bought by Canada from China have reportedly failed to meet federal COVID-19 standards for use by Canadian frontline health professionals.

After a recent viral Facebook post of a COVID-19 survivor, who was a main candidate as a blood donor for his convalescent plasma, but got rejected to due to his sexual orientation, many groups urged the FDA to consider implementing looser guidelines regarding the deferrals for blood donation amid the COVID-19 crisis, especially for potential donors who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, the FDA has reduced the previously 12-month ban period on blood donation for men who have sex with men, among others, to only 3 months to prevent a nationwide blood supply shortage in the time of the pandemic.

If your headache doesn’t seem to be getting better or comes alongside symptoms such as a fever or cough, call your doctor immediately.

Researchers pointed out that hospitalized coronavirus patients had at least one comorbidity.

Health experts reveal the adverse impact of smoking and vaping on your health and the risks it exposes you amid the coronavirus pandemic.