Public Health

Many people with long COVID get memory problems, Cambridge study shows

In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found weven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months...

Scientists find persistent immune inflammation after mild COVID-19

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection. They found that a certain type...

COVID-19 could be transmitted from mother to baby, but it’s rare

In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 infection, can be transmitted from mother...

Scientists find a new predictor of severe COVID-19

In a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago, researchers found new evidence that people with severe COVID-19 may have something in common: An...

Even mild COVID-19 could affect heart health in young adults

In a new study from São Paulo State University, researchers found that even mild to moderate infection by SARS-CoV-2 can cause an imbalance in...

Severe COVID-19 linked to long-term mental health issues

In a new study, researchers found that serious COVID-19 illness is linked to an increase in the risk of long-term adverse mental health effects. The...

For COVID-19 death risk, where you live really matters

In a new study from the University of Chicago, researchers found that different demographic groups are vulnerable to COVID-19 death in different ways—often depending...

COVID-19 vaccine moderately effective against variants in kids

In a new study from the University of Arizona, researchers found that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a moderately effective tool for preventing the...

Looking back on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

It has been two years since the World Health Organization first used the word "pandemic" to describe the global spread of COVID-19. Today, the Hub...

Two doctors explain the mystery of long COVID

Thousands of COVID-19 survivors continue to grapple with symptoms many months after they were first infected. Brain fog, fatigue, even sexual dysfunction are among the...