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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.

Scientists develop highly accurate, 30-second COVID-19 test

Scientists from the University of Florida and elsewhere have helped developed a COVID-19 testing device that can detect coronavirus infection in as little as 30 seconds...

These COVID-19 patients have higher death risk

Scientists from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center found a simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might...

Yale finds how to prevent loss of smell and taste from COVID-19

Scientists from Yale found a way to prevent the loss of smell and taste from COVID-19. The research is published in medRxiv and was conducted...

U.S. life expectancy decreased again in 2021, study finds

Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University found that life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2021. This continues a troubling trend that began in the...

This treatment could 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...

People over 50s may develop this disease after COVID-19

Scientists from GSK in Belgium found that adults aged 50 years or older, those with a COVID-19 diagnosis have an increased risk of developing...

Heart problem risk is higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination

Scientists from the CDC found for males and females in all age groups, the risks for cardiac complications are higher after COVID-19 infection than...

This gene contributes to the severity and spread of COVID-19

Scientists from Cleveland Clinic found the critical role a viral gene, ORF8, plays in infection and disease outcomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus...

Common high blood pressure, diabetes drugs may lower COVID-19 death risk

In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers found a COVID-19 survival benefit linked to the use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I), an...

People who get booster shot recover faster from Omicron than from Delta

Scientists from King's College London found that people who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against COVID-19 recover from the Omicron variant...