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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.

Severe COVID patients take much longer to regain consciousness

In a new study from Weill Cornell Medical College and others, researchers found that even though most patients with severe COVID who are put...

How well do vaccine boosters work? Depends on your genes

In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers found genetics play an important role in how our bodies respond to vaccines and...

Scientists find a new predictor of severe COVID-19

In a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago, researchers found new evidence that people with severe COVID-19 may have something in common: An...

Even mild COVID-19 could affect heart health in young adults

In a new study from São Paulo State University, researchers found that even mild to moderate infection by SARS-CoV-2 can cause an imbalance in...

How to deal with the Great Unmasking in the reopening phase

As mask mandates lift across the country, public health experts offer insight on how to continue to protect vulnerable loved ones. Once again, we are...

Severe COVID-19 linked to long-term mental health issues

In a new study, researchers found that serious COVID-19 illness is linked to an increase in the risk of long-term adverse mental health effects. The...

For COVID-19 death risk, where you live really matters

In a new study from the University of Chicago, researchers found that different demographic groups are vulnerable to COVID-19 death in different ways—often depending...

COVID-19 vaccine moderately effective against variants in kids

In a new study from the University of Arizona, researchers found that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a moderately effective tool for preventing the...

Looking back on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

It has been two years since the World Health Organization first used the word "pandemic" to describe the global spread of COVID-19. Today, the Hub...

Two doctors explain the mystery of long COVID

Thousands of COVID-19 survivors continue to grapple with symptoms many months after they were first infected. Brain fog, fatigue, even sexual dysfunction are among the...