Stress Is More: Acute Stress May Increase Chances Of Dying From COVID, Say Scientists

A health worker holds a COVID-19 test at a testing center in the Pavuna neighborhood on January 18, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

Acute stress may be detrimental to fighting off infections like COVID-19 and, therefore, may increase the chance of dying, say scientists.

The discovery was made by researchers led by Dr. Filip Swirski, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.