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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.

In older people, even ‘mild’ COVID-19 can lead to health damage

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found adults over age 50 who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 are at greater risk...

This new drug could help prevent COVID-19, study finds

In a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers found that a combination of bacterial extracts used in Europe to...

Unscrambling our memories in the wake of covid-19

A colleague recently admitted on a morning Zoom call that she forgot how old she was. "No, really!" she said, wide-eyed and sincere. "I...

Yale scientists find an important cause of severe COVID-19

Scientists from Yale University have identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2...

How COVID-19 triggers massive inflammation

Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital found why COVID-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ damage. They also found...

COVID-19 vaccines lower the death risk in people with prior infection

Scientists from Stanford Medicine found that people who have recovered from COVID-19 still benefit from vaccination. They found clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are highly...

COVID-19 linked to high risk of serious blood clots

Scientists from Umeå Universitet found an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in the leg) up to three months after COVID-19...

The pandemic’s ripple effects on health have begun. What can we do now?

For more than two years, COVID-19's direct harm has been visible in overflowing intensive care wards and grim statistics. Now, some of its indirect...

How worried should you be about BA.2?

The omicron variant swept around the globe, bringing a significant surge in COVID-19 cases and a resurgence of public health concerns about the pandemic...

Scientists find why people with blood type O have lower COVID-19 risk

Many studies have found that blood type affects the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with blood Type O being less susceptible and non-O blood types...