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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.

Sitting during COVID-19 pandemic linked to depression, study finds

Scientists from Iowa State University found that people who spent more time sitting during the COVID-19 pandemic were likely to have higher depression symptoms. The...

Scientists develop rapid, reliable vitamin D test to fight against COVID

Scientists from McMaster have helped develop a more efficient way to screen for vitamin D deficiency that could become a tool in the fight...

You may have a higher risk of this eye disease after COVID-19

Scientists from the Southern California Permanente Medical Group found that the risk for retinal vein occlusion (RVO) may be increased in the six months...

Third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose is safe, study finds

Scientists from nference and Mayo Clinic found that the third dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is safe. The research is published in JAMA Network...

Future of COVID-19 vaccines brings high hopes, familiar obstacles

Looking back on a year since most people in the United States became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts can celebrate a technological...

Sleep disorders after COVID-19

Recently, scientists conducted a study on sleep disorders, mood and fatigue after COVID-19. They found these factors are interrelated and recommend a comprehensive approach to...

Higher risk of heart disease could mean much higher risk of severe COVID-19

Scientists found that people with an elevated risk of developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years who contract COVID-19, are...

Your mental health may affect your chances of breakthrough COVID-19

Scientists from UC San Francisco found that people who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and have a history of certain mental conditions, have a heightened...

COVID-19 vaccines, boosters effectively prevent severe reinfection

Scientists from the CDC found if you already got COVID-19, vaccines and boosters could protect against hospitalization from COVID -19 reinfection. The research is published...

Vaccination can strongly cut viral load in COVID-19 infection

Scientists from the University of Geneva and elsewhere found that vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load in COVID-19. They measured the infectious viral load of...