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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.

Why haven’t I had COVID yet?

Throughout the pandemic, Australia has recorded 10.4 million cases of COVID-19, with the majority occurring this year.

High blood pressure linked to higher risk for severe COVID-19

Your blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic. Systolic pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...

XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicrons cousins

In late October, the UK Health Security Agency assigned variant designations to two new omicron “grandchildren”: BQ.1 and XBB.

Influenza and COVID-19: What’s in store for the fall/winter respiratory virus season?

Public health experts in the Northern Hemisphere are predicting a fall/winter respiratory virus season for the ages — one that highlights the importance of...

Flu, COVID-19, and similar vaccines may affect heart health

How viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Unhealthy lifestyles linked to COVID-19 deaths, study finds

Scientists found a link between unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and the one million COVID-19 deaths in the United States.

Repeated COVID-19 infections can increase risk of organ failure, death

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost three years ago, scientists have learned that an initial infection can lead to short- and long-term health risks...

Over half get symptoms of major depression after COVID-19

In a study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists found that more than half of individuals with prior COVID-19 illness have met the criteria for...

High blood pressure linked to 22% greater risk of severe COVID

From early on in the pandemic it was apparent that older adults and those with underlying health problems were more likely to get very...

Severely stressful things worsen long COVID, study finds

Severely stressful things were some of the strongest predictors of whether a patient hospitalized for COVID-19 would experience symptoms of long COVID.