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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.

Unvaccinated people with heart failure 3 times more likely to die from COVID

Scientists from Mount Sinai Heart found that heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are three times more...

How COVID-19 is linked to diabetes

Amid the many problems posed by the pandemic, one positive outcome is that COVID-19 is providing valuable insights that could help researchers unlock the...

These COVID-19 patients 3 times more likely to die than people with flu

In a recent study from the Hospital del Mar, researchers found that adults (aged 18 or older) hospitalized with COVID-19 are at higher risk...

These 3 drugs could reduce death risk in severe COVID-19

Scientists from McGill University found three drugs could reduce death risk in severely ill COVID-19 patients. The finding supports the testing of these drugs—tacrolimus, zotatifin...

A single dose of new drug can prevent COVID-19 effectively

In a recent study from the University of Colorado, researchers found that a single dose of AZD7442 is effective in preventing COVID-19. In the study,...

People with these inflammatory conditions have higher COVID-19 death risk

Scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found that people with certain inflammatory immune conditions affecting the joints, bowel and skin,...

It can take 6 months to recover from heart damage after COVID-19 infection

Scientists from Appalachian State University found that arterial stiffness and blood pressure in young, otherwise healthy adults may take as long as six months...

New COVID vaccine made of zinc and copper supplements could prevent disease

In a recent study from Tel Aviv University, researchers developed a new vaccine that contains several common dietary supplements to protect against COVID-19 as well...

People with diabetes 4 times more likely to get long COVID

Scientists from Emory University found that diabetes increases the risk that a COVID-19 infection will be severe, and people with diabetes may be up...

COVID-19 conspiracy theories linked to depression

The Global COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by a significant minority of people expressing conspiratorial beliefs. Scientists from the Medical University of Silesia found that...