As of September 7, 2021, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected more than 222 ...

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* pre-print server and under consideration at the BMC Pediatrics journal, a team of researchers evaluated the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 ...

Australian researcher found that an increased BMI may hamper the body’s antibody response to fight COVID-19. Being overweight may hamper the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infections, reported ...

New research published in Nature Communications suggests a stronger association between obesity and COVID-19 mortality in individuals from Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups in ...

COVID-19 vaccines are effective in reducing the risk for hospitalization and death in all BMI groups, though the odds for adverse outcomes were higher for vaccinated people with very high or very low ...

Chrystal Bougon cried after the needle went into her arm. Not because her first dose of the Moderna vaccine hurt. But because, finally, being fat actually paid off. The 53-year-old was inoculated in ...

In patients with COVID-19, a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of death and prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay, according to a new study. In patients with COVID-19, ...

Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, a new study from Sweden finds. Men with a high body mass ...

Patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and a body mass index (BMI) above the healthy range had longer stays, were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and had higher ...

Independent FDA panel advises that the next round of COVID-19 vaccines only target XBB strains; the American Medical Association (AMA) says that only using body mass index (BMI) is not enough to ...