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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.

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...

New vaccine made of common dietary supplements could prevent COVID-19

Scientists from Tel Aviv University developed a new vaccine that contains several common dietary supplements to protect against COVID-19 as well as several common winter...

New COVID-19 nasal spray better than current antibody treatments

Scientists from Northwestern University and elsewhere found that a new protein-based antiviral nasal spray is better than current antibody treatments. The drug is being advanced...

This oral drug could reduce COVID-19 death risk by 55%

Scientists from Veru Inc., an oncology biopharmaceutical company, found a novel COVID-19 drug reduces deaths by 55% in patients at high risk for Acute...

This new device could kill COVID-19 virus in 60 seconds

Scientists from the University of Alberta and TESER found that a new device uses ultraviolet-C light from hundreds of LED light bulbs to kill...