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Stool tests may detect coronavirus more effectively than respiratory tests in infants and children, according to researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

What should I look for in a hand sanitizer?

In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese.

New findings suggest infants and young kids process language in both hemispheres of the brain, which could help compensate after a neural injury, researchers say.

Nineteen percent of the 1.4 million new coronavirus cases in the U.S. between Aug. 2 and Sept. 2 can be traced back to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally held in South Dakota, according to researchers from San Diego State University's Center for Health Economics & Policy Studies.

More than two dozen coronavirus cases at a charity soccer match in England have hundreds being asked to self-isolate.

COVID-19 may persist in the gut even after the virus has been cleared from the airways — suggesting that fecal matter could be a better way to detect the virus than traditional nose swabs, according to a new study.

Watching someone blow out birthday candles during the coronavirus pandemic could lead to concerns that aerosols are spewing into the air. But you may have concerns over the tradition that comes shortly before the candles are extinguished, as singing “Happy Birthday” may also have us thinking about possible transmission of COVID-19, thanks to a Swedish study. 

Researchers in Russia finished Tuesday the early-stage human trials of a second COVID-19 vaccine candidate, per a report.

Patients hospitalized with a severe coronavirus infection still have lung damage and breathing impairments weeks after leaving the hospital, according to a report on Sunday.

As a majority of young adults in the U.S. now live with their parents, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel says they need to get the coronavirus vaccine when it is available. 

The public health leadership in Hawaii appears to be in turmoil amid the coronavirus pandemic after the state’s embattled epidemiologist was placed on paid leave Friday.

Low vitamin D levels may increase risk for coronavirus, according to a retrospective study. Researchers at University of Chicago Medicine found those who were deficient in vitamin D (< 20ng/ml) and not treated, were nearly twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared to those who head sufficient levels.

Doctors are considering partaking in a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of convalescent plasma treatment to fight against the coronavirus, forgoing government guidance that allows a broader emergency use of the technique right now, to combat the pandemic. 

Results of coronavirus vaccine trials in Russia have shown an antibody response within three weeks in all participants tested, the authors said.

Results of coronavirus vaccine trials in Russia have showed an antibody response within three weeks in all participants tested, the authors said.

The U.S. has counted over 186,000 coronavirus-related deaths, but by the end of the year, it might count 224,000 more, according to an updated model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

As colleges deal with coronavirus concerns, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned parents this week to keep kids who contract COVID-19 at school and not let them come home.

Comments about coronavirus associated with myocarditis by Penn State football’s team doctor are inflated, according to a spokesperson for the university.

Top infectious disease doctors from Harvard and Johns Hopkins break down the differences between the two tests to determine which diagnostic tools might be better at curbing transmission rates.