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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.

Babies exposed to COVID in the womb have changes in brain development

Scientists from Spain found that babies born to mothers who suffered COVID-19 disease during pregnancy seem to exhibit differences in brain development at 6...

People in these US counties more likely to die from COVID-19, study finds

The partisan divide in the United States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic stretched beyond differences in attitudes about masking, social distancing, and vaccines. Scientists from the...

How to prevent loss of taste and smell from COVID-19

In a recent study from Yale, scientists found a way to prevent the loss of smell and taste from COVID-19. Loss of smell and taste...

Most COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ still have symptoms 15 months after infection

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found most non-hospitalized COVID-19 "long-haulers" continued to experience symptoms such as brain fog, numbness and tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision,...

Diabetes risk and burden increase after COVID-19 infection

Scientists from the VA Saint Louis Health Care System found that the risk and 12-month burden of diabetes is increased for people with COVID-19...

Common steroids after ‘long COVID’ recovery may halve your death risk

Scientists from the University of Florida found that among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who seemingly recovered, severe systemic inflammation during their hospitalization is a risk factor...

Who has the highest heart damage risk in COVID-19?

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a type of echocardiogram, a common test to evaluate whether a person’s heart is pumping properly, may...

Three doses of the same or mixed COVID vaccines work equally well against infections

Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found three doses of either the same vaccine or a combination of different vaccine types work...

COVID-19 vaccination of mother also protects the unborn baby

Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that the risk of getting COVID-19 is lower in the first four months of life...

People with mild COVID-19 need to use antiviral drug to treat disease

In a recent study from WHO, researchers suggest that Pfizer’s oral antiviral drug (a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets) is strongly recommended for...