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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-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...

How to protect your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 anxiety

At this point in the pandemic, it may not come as a surprise that the impacts of COVID-19 have included increases in mental health...

COVID-19 death risk ‘four times higher’ for slow walkers

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers found slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19...

Scientists find new way to trigger immune system against COVID-19

In a new study from McMaster University, researchers found modifying red blood cells to transport viral agents which can safely trigger the immune system...

Scientists find new treatment option for COVID-19

In a new study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, researchers found an effective treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. They examined the...

COVID-19: Where do we go from here?

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed their guidelines for mask wearing a few weeks ago, loosening their recommendations for areas with low to...