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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.

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline

Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brain. It...

Most older US people ready to take updated COVID-19 boosters

Within weeks, updated COVID-19 vaccines could become available across the United States, offering protection against new variants of coronavirus. Scientists from the University of Michigan...

COVID-19 infection may harm right side of your heart

In a recent study from the University of Glasgow, scientists found that the COVID-19 virus is linked to impaired function of the right side...

Fatigue, headache among top lingering long COVID symptoms

Scientists from the Medical College of Georgia found fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms more than four months after COVID-19 infection. Muscle aches,...

Kids’ noses can fight COVID-19 better

Scientists from the University of Queensland found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses. They say it might...

COVID vaccine patch fights variants better than needles

Scientists from the University of Queensland found a needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional...

Vaccination lowers the risks for heart attack, stroke after COVID-19

Scientists from the National Health Insurance Service in South Korea found that full vaccination against COVID-19 is linked to a lower risk for heart...

Scientists find the cause of long COVID ‘brain fog’

Scientists from La Trobe University found the cause of the neurological conditions seen in patients with long COVID, such as brain fog. The study provides...

What you should know about monkeypox

The World Health Organization recently declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern as the virus is now spreading throughout North America and...

How COVID-19 infection may cause Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s symptoms

Scientists from Houston Methodist found that COVID-19 infections may have both short- and long-term brain effects. COVID-19 infections may predispose people to develop irreversible brain...