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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.

Three in five long COVID patients have organ damage a year after infection

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics suggests that more than 1.2 million people in the UK report living with long COVID...

While home recovering from COVID-19, she saved her husband’s life

One day last July, Mike Button settled into his home office, ready to start catching up on the backlog of things that had accumulated...

Common diabetes drug linked to less severe COVID-19

Scientists examined adults with type 2 diabetes who were taking metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes medication.

Scientists find COVID vaccine may be linked to blood clotting

Scientists found fundamental differences in how the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines impact the immune system.

Long-term alcohol drinking may increase risk of COVID-19 complications

In a study from the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim/Germany, scientists found that frequent alcohol drinking may lead to an increased...

We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve...

In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms...

COVID-19 vaccination linked to fewer heart disease events

Vaccination against COVID-19 is linked to fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other heart issues among people who were infected with COVID-19.

Research shows new way to prevent the common cold (and maybe COVID-19)

In a study from Northeastern University, researchers found a new way to prevent the common cold (and maybe COVID-19). They focused on the crucial question...

COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of developing diabetes

In a study from Penn State College of Medicine, scientists found COVID-19 survivors have a 66% higher risk of developing type 1 or type...

How COVID-19 can impact heart health

COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event,...