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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.

These two things could offer better prevention against omicron

In a recent study from the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control in China, researchers found that people previously infected with COVID, and...

Frequent rapid-antigen testing protects these people from COVID-19

Scientists from Yale found that frequent rapid-antigen testing can help keep groups of people safe from COVID-19. The research is published in Communications Medicine and...

Scientists explain recent surge in COVID infections

Since June, the number of COVID-19 infections started rising again, as the most transmissible omicron variant started picking up delta variant mutations leading to...

Vitamin D level could predict severity of COVID-19 effectively

In a recent study from Trinity College Dublin, scientists found that vitamin D can determine the severity of COVID-19, and they are calling on...

Long COVID affects 23% of patients and symptoms may last months

Scientists from the University of Southern California found that 23% of people infected with COVID will become "long haulers," and identifies predictors of who...

Is e-cigarette a healthier choice for smokers? Not necessarily

Some studies have suggested electronic cigarette, or EC, use may be a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. A University of California, Riverside, study shows this...

This test can detect COVID-19 infection and severity very fast

In a recent study from George Washington University, scientists developed a blood test that quickly detects if someone has COVID-19 and predicts how severely...

These people 5 times more likely to get COVID-19

In a recent study from Clalit Health Services, scientists found after people have recovered from COVID-19, getting at least one dose of a vaccine...

Don’t use these two drugs for mild COVID-19, WHO says

Scientists from WHO suggest that the antidepressant drug fluvoxamine and the gout drug colchicine are not recommended for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19. This...

Big differences between mild and severe COVID-19

In a recent study from La Jolla Institute for Immunology, researchers found big differences between mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases. They found that people with...