Disease and Medical Conditions

Even for otherwise healthy 65- to 74-year-olds infected with coronavirus, the mortality risk is 90 times higher than for those aged 18-29, according to the CDC data.
The study concluded 12 children who caught COVID-19 at the facilities ended up spreading it to at least 12 of the 46 parents or siblings that they came in contact at home.
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has remained “fairly persistent” over the last few weeks, the former FDA commissioner noted.
The CDC found that Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids, and Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times higher.
Recent research shows that people typically fall into one of six different clusters of coronavirus symptoms.
An AIDS specialist emphasized it's too early to speculate on a cure, but nonetheless praised the "exciting" development.
“We thought this was only a respiratory virus. Turns out, it goes after the pancreas. It goes after the heart. It goes after the liver, the brain, the kidney and other organs.
"One hundred days later, I’ve learned there is nothing 'mild' or predictable about this disease."
Dexamethasone has been proven to help in severe cases, according to researchers at Oxford University.