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If someone has high blood pressure, they have two times the risk of dying from COVID-19 if they become sick, a new study shows.  The new study, published by the European Heart Journal this week was conducted by a team of international researchers. » RELATED: Experts warn summer heat may not slow spread of coronavirus "Soon after…

For a moment in April, the Internet tried to cancel Florida. Photos showing crowds flocking to Jacksonville Beach amid the pandemic sent the hashtag #FloridaMorons trending on Twitter. The media spun scenes of ignorant spring breakers endangering themselves and others. Here was Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, joining neighboring state Georgia’s “experiment in human sacrifice,” as…

Dr. Russell Blaylock, a retired U.S. neurosurgeon and author, cautions that face masks cannot entirely protect you from getting sick and catching pathogens. He adds that it can also pose a serious health risk for wearers. He stresses that only ill people should wear face masks. Since the coronavirus pandemic started, people everywhere have been…

US researchers have published a proof of concept on the efficacy of human monoclonal antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in laboratory conditions, as well as their pioneering use in a mouse model. The study is available on the preprint server bioRxiv*. Basic virology research of SARS-CoV-2 is of utmost importance during…

COVID-19 has earned a reputation for being a highly infectious virus, and a new study only emphasizes that.The study, which was published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, recruited volunteers and asked them to repeat the phrase “stay healthy” several times into the open end of a cardboard box. While they were…