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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.

Only 1 in 4 feels fully recovered from COVID-19 after one year

Scientists from the University of Leicester found that one year after having COVID-19, only around one in four patients feel fully well again. They found...

Long COVID can affect mind, body, employment, and quality of life for at least...

Scientists from Mount Sinai found that patients experiencing ‘long COVID’ may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection. It significantly and...

Scientists find telomere length linked to death risk in COVID-19

Scientists from the Health Institute Carlos III found that shorter telomeres, a feature of aging, may influence the severity of COVID-19 and the risk...

Pfizer COVID-19 booster protection against omicron wanes after 3 months

Scientists from Kaiser Permanente found that Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 booster doses strongly improve protection against omicron. But the protection seems to wane after 3 months...

Air pollution linked to higher COVID-19 risk in these people

Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that exposure to ambient air pollutants is linked to an elevated risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The research is published in...

Scientists confirm vitamin D deficiency linked to severe COVID-19 and death

Scientists from Bar-Ilan University found a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 severity and death. The research is published in the journal PLOS ONE and was conducted...

Women with ‘long COVID’ have more symptoms

Scientists from the University of Parma found that women with Long COVID-19 syndrome were more symptomatic than men. Women were much more likely to experience...

Smartwatches can track your COVID-19 symptoms via heart rate

Scientists from the University of Michigan found if one becomes ill with COVID-19, their smartwatch can track the progression of the symptoms, and could...

These people have less severe COVID-19 infections

In a recent study published in the journal Radiology, researchers found COVID-19 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated patients tend to be milder than those of...

This treatment can help people with COVID-19 recover faster

In a recent study published in Advanced Science, researchers found metabolic activator treatment can reduce recovery time by as many as 3.5 days in people...