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When critically ill patients require mechanical ventilation, their elevated metabolism degrades muscles used in breathing, making it harder for them to come off of the machines. 

A nasal spray that may fend off coronavirus has been formulated by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, according to a report. The researchers are now working to get it clinically tested and manufactured.

Coronavirus-infected aerosols traveled way farther than six feet in a recent study.

With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Red Cross are pleading for Americans who have recovered from the novel coronavirus to donate plasma amid an ongoing shortage. 

World Health Organization officials on Tuesday said routine, non-essential dental care should be delayed until there is a significant reduction in COVID-19 transmission rates.

A new study found that teens and young adults who vape have a much higher risk of COVID-19 infection than their peers.

A joint report states California is seeing a rise in coronavirus cases in children

CDC says ingredient found in grapefruit skin may protect humans and pets from tick and mosquito borne illness

Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado have seen a “surge” of dogs biting children during the COVID-19 pandemic, they said in an article recently published by the Journal of Pediatrics.

The University of Georgia’s (UGA) Health Center’s sexual health page recently posted and then removed sex advice for students during the novel coronavirus pandemic after the tips were “mocked” and “ridiculed” online, a spokesperson for the university said.

The novel coronavirus was found on the packaging of frozen seafood shipped from Ecuador to China, according to a report. 

Thunderstorms are linked with an average of 3,700 emergency department (ED) visits annually in the U.S. among seniors with respiratory illnesses, including asthma and COPD, according to a new study.

Doctors discuss what happens if patients lose sense of taste, smell long-term.

A large Canadian study found an association between maternal cannabis use during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder in babies. 

Will our immunity to COVID-19 be lifelong or short-lived?

It depends on a variety of factors, but there are ways to minimize risk.

Reported cases of the novel coronavirus linked to an outbreak at a sleep-away camp in Hope Township, Mich., are on the rise. 

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) are testing a two drug combo with hopes that it could be the “golden ticket” against coronavirus, according to a recent report.

Dr. Marc Siegel told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday that keeping children out of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic will actually be more harmful to kids in the end.