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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.

Feeling forgetful after COVID? Study shows the virus can affect short-term memory

Although it’s well known that COVID affects the respiratory system, it’s perhaps less well known that the virus can also affect cognitive function. Many people...

Psychological distress before COVID-19 infection can increase risk of long COVID

Psychological distress before COVID-19 infection was associated with an increased risk of long COVID.

Scientists find new way to prevent the common cold (and maybe Covid-19)

Sick days lost to common colds reportedly cost the U.S. economy more than $40 billion annually.

A liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against COVID

Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide. In a new study,...

People with PTSD less likely to survive COVID-19

Patients with COVID-19 who also had PTSD were more likely to die or be hospitalized than those without a psychiatric disorder.

How to deal with bad air quality

Even though you can’t see it, the air you breathe can affect your health.

People with COVID-19 show liver injury months after infection

Scientists found COVID-19 infection is associated with increased liver stiffness, a sign of possible long-term liver injury.

Hot weather linked to higher stroke risk in older people

In a study from Tsuyama Central Hospital and Okayama University, scientists found emergency visits for stroke increased after a heatwave.

Wireless device detects coronavirus with magnetostrictive composite plates

What if you could tell if your surroundings contained COVID-19 particles or droplets the moment they or you entered the vicinity?

Why COVID-19 affects people so differently

In a study from the Institut Pasteur and elsewhere, scientists are getting closer to understanding what makes some people so vulnerable to COVID-19-induced illness. This...