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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 16 times of risk of deadly heart rhythm disease within...

A new study has shown that patients with severe COVID-19 who require mechanical ventilation are at a higher risk of developing ventricular tachycardia, atrial...

COVID-19 infection may increase risk for diabetes, study confirms

A new study has suggested that people who get infected with the coronavirus may be at an increased risk of developing diabetes. The study was...

Scientists find new way to treat fatigue in long COVID

Researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK have been testing a possible treatment for long-lasting tiredness caused by COVID-19, known as long...

Scientists find a cause of long COVID breathlessness

A new study found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 experience sleep disruption, which may be linked to their breathlessness.

Vitamin D may play key role in beating COVID-19 pneumonia

A new study led by scientists from Lankenau Institute for Medical Research suggests that higher vitamin D intake can help fight off COVID-19.

Why men with COVID-19 have higher heart disease risk

A recent scientific study have shed some light on why men may have worse outcomes from COVID-19 than women.

Scientists find very strong brain abnormalities in long COVID

Scientists have discovered that COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, can have long-term effects on the brain, even after patients have recovered. According to...

Severe COVID-19 linked to brain aging, study finds

New evidence suggests that severe COVID-19 infections could lead to symptoms of aging in parts of the brain.

Scientists find new antibody that attacks omicron and other COVID-19 variants

Scientists have identified an antibody that could block all dominant variants of COVID-19, including the most recent variant, Omicron.

COVID-19 infection make dementia grow faster

Scientists at Bangur Institute of Neurosciences have found that COVID-19 can have a serious impact on the brains of people who already have dementia. Dementia...