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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

Why there are higher COVID-19 death rates in the southern U.S.

Scientists from Georgetown University found that during the pre-Omicron phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions of the U.S. had markedly different mortality rates, primarily...

Exercise warnings over long COVID recovery

Scientists from the University of Leeds found that patients experiencing long COVID are receiving "inconsistent advice" on how to resume physical activities. They found that...

Scientists find links between severe COVID-19 and other chronic diseases

Scientists from Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center found genetic links between COVID-19 severity and certain medical conditions that are known risk factors for...

This study shows large differences between mild and severe COVID-19

Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology found big differences between mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases. They found that people with severe COVID-19 cases may...

People with this disease have a higher risk of severe COVID-19

In a recent study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, researchers found that patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a...

COVID-19 infection may lead to fertility problem in men

In a recent study published in Reproduction, researchers found that COVID-19 may negatively affect sperm quality and reduce fertility in men. They showed that COVID-19 infection...

Understanding the link between COVID-19 and diabetes

Amid the many problems posed by the pandemic, one positive outcome is that COVID-19 is providing valuable insights that could help researchers unlock the...

Harvard: ‘Alarming’ COVID subvariants and the power of hybrid immunity

Jacob Lemieux is an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor at Harvard Medical School He said this week that recent COVID data...

Contracting Covid-19 might increase your risk of type 1 diabetes

People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 may be at a higher risk of developing the autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes, according to a...

This vitamin deficiency strongly raises your risk of COVID-19

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin...