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Priyanka Runwal

A technician draws blood into an apheresis machine that separates plasma from blood.

Blood cleaning? Long COVID patients turn to unproven treatments

2 March 2023. By Priyanka Runwal

‘Microclots’ could help solve the long COVID puzzle

27 January 2023. By Priyanka Runwal

How ‘everywhere chemicals’ help uterine fibroids grow

13 January 2023. By Priyanka Runwal

Public Health

No time to exercise? Just 5 minutes still has a big impact.

4 January 2023. By Priyanka Runwal

Cancer vaccines are showing promise. Here’s how they work.

22 December 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Leeches are still used in medicine—yes, really. Here’s why.

1 December 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Public Health

What long COVID means for kids—and who’s struggling the most

3 November 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Is the COVID-19 pandemic over?

22 September 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Here’s how extreme heat is hurting pregnant women

31 August 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

One of the best tools for predicting COVID-19 outbreaks? Sewage.

1 July 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

In the UK, Young adults are volunteering to get COVID-19—for science

27 June 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Monkeypox cases are rising—here’s what we know so far

27 May 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Lost your smell to COVID-19? Here’s how to retrain your brain.

12 May 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Are some people resistant to COVID-19? Geneticists are on the hunt.

8 April 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Mysterious wave of COVID toes still has scientists stumped

31 March 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Two years later, coronavirus evolution still surprises experts. Here’s why.

14 March 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

The 3 main theories for Omicron's origins

16 February 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Superbugs were already on the rise. The pandemic likely made things worse.

28 January 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

Is a universal coronavirus vaccine on the horizon?

19 January 2022. By Priyanka Runwal

How the rise of antivirals may change the course of the pandemic

9 November 2021. By Priyanka Runwal