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Body’s response to COVID differs in men, women, researchers report

COVID-19 affects men and women differently, with men having greater increases in skin temperature, breathing rate, and heart rate, concludes a study published yesterday in PLOS One.

Researchers in Liechtenstein led the analysis of breathing rate, heart rate, heart rate variability, and wrist skin temperature in 1,163 men and women who wore the Ava medical tracking bracelet while sleeping from April 2020 to January 2022.