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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.

New study reveals how the gut helps drive COVID-19

New findings from Flinders University have demonstrated a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut. The research could help provide further clues...

Scientists develop new face mask to deactivate COVID-19

Scientists from the University of Kentucky showed that a newly developed medical face mask membrane can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on...

Scientists find new way to prevent broad range of COVID-19 variants

The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019. Many of the...

Researchers find new way to prevent blood clots in COVID-19

Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that full-dose anticoagulation lowers the risk of blood clotting complications. Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots. They're...

Yale finds how to prevent taste and smell loss in COVID-19

Scientists from Yale found a way to prevent the loss of smell and taste from COVID-19. Loss of smell and taste is a hallmark symptom...

Many people get ineffective COVID-19 treatments, study finds

Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found widespread use of ineffective COVID-19 treatments after FDA deauthorized their use. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-designed treatments tailor-made...

Vaccination could strongly reduce blood clotting risk in COVID-19 patients

Scientists from NDORMS found ambulatory COVID-19 patients (those diagnosed as outpatients) face a higher risk of venal thrombosis (blood clot in a vein) than...

COVID mRNA vaccines may reduce death risk in people with heart failure

In a study from Herlev and Gentofe Hospital, scientists found COVID mRNA vaccines are linked to a decreased risk of death in patients with...

Scientists develop home test to help manage long COVID, diabetes

Scientists from the University of Leeds developed a test to help patients manage long COVID at home. The adapted Autonomic Profile (aAP) test can be...

COVID-19 vaccination does not harm fertility

In a study from the University of Iowa, scientists found that COVID-19 vaccination does not impact clinical outcomes with in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. They...