Coronavirus Disease COVID 19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. COVID-19 is caused by one virus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2.

The COVID-19 Pandemic: What have the experts learned?

The world’s leading scientists and organizations share their thoughts on the pandemic. Read More.

What Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 are Causing Concern?

As SARS-CoV-2 has spread, it has evolved and developed mutations, causing new variants of the disease. This article provides an insight into all variations.

What Role has Social Media Played in COVID-19?

What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Infectious Diseases?

Why Can Women Fight COVID-19 Better Than Men?

How has COVID-19 Changed the Delivery of Care?

What is a Variant?

What is COVAX?

Mythbusting: COVID-19 Misconceptions

COVID-19 and Heart Damage

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Adoption of Digital Health Technology?

What is the 'Twindemic'?

Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in COVID-19

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Innate versus Adaptive Immunity in COVID-19

COVID-19 and Mouthwash

Types of COVID-19 Test

What Role does Endothelial Infection Play in SARS-CoV-2 Infection?

Protecting Your Mental Health During a Pandemic

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Global Health?

Humanitarian Aid in the COVID-19 Pandemic

What is Epidemiologic Modeling?

COVID-19 and Smell Loss (Anosmia)

The Importance of Global COVID-19 Vaccination

Climate Change and COVID-19

Anthropogenesis and COVID-19

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

The Search for a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine

The Future of Vaccines

The Future of Pandemics

What is Vertical Transmission?

Blood Clotting and COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 and the Gastrointestinal Tract

What are the Different Types of Vaccines?

Brain Fog and COVID-19

What is Convalescent Plasma Donation?

The Cardiac Implications of COVID-19

COVID-19 and Diabetes

How Will COVID-19 Advances Impact the Future of Medicine?

COVID-19 and Menstruation

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

COVID-19 and Mental Health Research

COVID-19 and Headaches

COVID-19 and Diarrhea

What Does COVID-19 do to the Lungs?

Can Pets Get COVID-19?

COVID-19 and Allergies

COVID-19 and Sexually Transmitted Infections

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

Long-term Effects of COVID-19 in Athletes

What is the Clinical Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Patients?

How Could Nitric Oxide Treat Severe COVID-19?

How does SARS-CoV-2 Compare to SARS-CoV?

The Rise of 3D Printing in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nasal Disinfectants and their Application to COVID-19

Repurposing Drugs for COVID-19

COVID-19 and Animals

COVID-19 and Obesity

What is Long COVID?

COVID-19 and Smoking

COVID-19 and Health Supplements

How are Vaccines Stored?

COVID-19 and Asthma

Breastfeeding and COVID-19

How is ECMO Being Used to Treat Severe COVID-19?

What is "long haul" COVID and How Does it Relate to the Extended Symptoms of Other Viruses?

Serological Testing for COVID-19

Viral Clades of SARS-CoV-2

How Effective are Antibodies for Treating COVID-19?

What is Viral Shedding?

Coronavirus: B Cells and T Cells

How does a SARS-CoV-2 Virion Bind to ACE2?

What is Phylogenetic Analysis?

How do RdRp Inhibitors Combat SARS-CoV-2?

What is D-Dimer?

What are Furin Proteases?

How do Coronavirus Antibody Tests Work?

What is a Pseudovirus?

The Size of SARS-CoV-2 and its Implications

How has COVID-19 affected Organ Transplantation?

What is a Cytokine Storm?

What is Protein Phosphorylation?

What is an Overlapping Gene (OLG)?

What is Viral Load?

What is Oxygen Saturation?

What is a Spillover Event?

What are the Symptoms of COVID-19?

How is COVID-19 Spread?

What is OC43?

What is Herd Immunity?

What is an Antibody Titer?

What is Trained Immunity?

What is a Glycoprotein?

What is TMPRSS2?

How has COVID-19 Affected Students?

What is R0?

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor vs. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

What are Spike Proteins?

What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab?

What are Fomites?

What are Negative Pressure Rooms?

What is Case Fatality Rate (CFR)?

What are Coronaviruses?

What is the Difference Between COVID-19 and the Flu?

D614G Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

Hypoxemia in COVID-19

What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)?

Who's Most at Risk from COVID-19?

Vitamin D and COVID-19

Seroprevalence of COVID-19

COVID-19 and Senior Mental Health Post-Lockdown

How does the COVID-19 Pandemic Compare to Other Pandemics?

What is Seroconversion?

What are the Recommended Preventative Measures for COVID-19?

The Surge of Sensationalist COVID-19 AI Research

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

Fighting Fatigue

What are COVID Toes?

What is the Role of Autoantibodies in COVID-19?

Role of T Cells in COVID-19

What Factors Affect Antibody Production?

What is Viral Pneumonia?

The Naming System Behind SARS-CoV-2

Plasma Donation and COVID-19

COVID-19 and Autoimmune Diseases

What is a Reagent?

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic affected Recreational Drug Use?

COVID-19 and the Gastrointestinal Tract

A Targeted Nutritional Supplement Proves to Aid Persistent Fatigue in Post-COVID Patients

A nutritional supplement to aid in post-Covid syndrome

A specific nutritional approach for subjects with post-Covid Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue after Covid-19 infection can improve thanks to Apportal®

Chronic fatigue after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Focus on post-covid fatigue

Post Covid-19 chronic fatigue: an observational survey highlights the positive effects of Apportal®

Post-Covid Chronic Fatigue: how can we help you?

What can COVID-19 Teach us about Respiratory Disease?

Physical and mental fatigue after Covid-19: Is there a solution?

Should you Mix COVID Vaccines?

How has COVID-19 Influenced Pollution?

COVID-19 and Reproductive Health

What is a Viral Strain?

Pandemic vs. Epidemic

Nanomedicine and COVID-19

COVID-19 and Psoriasis

A Comparison of the Different Types of Face Mask

COVID-19 and Corticosteroids

Is Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Possible?

Unlocking the Healing Power of Opera: How Operatic Breathing Can Help COVID-19 Patients with Long-Lasting Symptoms

Awake Prone Positioning for COVID-19 Patients

Importance of Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Public trust in COVID-19 vaccine science influences vaccine uptake in the US

Researchers investigate how public trust in the science of COVID-19 vaccines has changed in the United States.

8 Nov 2024

Link between COVID-19 and long-term risk of autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders

COVID-19 survivors may develop autoimmune conditions long-term, with risks varying by severity and vaccination status, necessitating continued health vigilance.

8 Nov 2024

Could vitamin D help COVID-19 patients? Meta-analysis highlights potential ICU reduction

Vitamin D may lower ICU and intubation rates in COVID-19 patients, with significant benefits observed in older and severe cases, according to recent research.

7 Nov 2024

Can exercise undo sitting's health risks? New study suggests vigorous activity helps

A study reveals that 30 minutes of daily vigorous exercise may counteract some aging effects of sitting, highlighting the need to reduce sedentary behavior.

7 Nov 2024

Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency

Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.

7 Nov 2024

Leritrelvir shows high efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 protease mutations

Over the last few years, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, has undergone significant changes, evolving from the original wild-type strains to the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

6 Nov 2024

Community health workers spread across the US, even in rural areas

Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn't sure how he'd get to the appointment.

6 Nov 2024

Canada’s proactive policies reduce drug shortages far more effectively than the U.S.

Drug-related supply chain issues in Canada were 40% less likely to result in significant drug shortages than in the United States.

4 Nov 2024

Can olfactory loss predict disease? Study ties loss of smell to 139 health conditions

Olfactory dysfunction links to 139 conditions, with inflammation playing a key role in memory decline and cognitive issues. Olfactory enrichment shows promise.

1 Nov 2024

Paid sick leave is up for a vote in three states

Voters in Missouri, Nebraska, and Alaska will soon decide whether workers in those states should be entitled to paid sick leave.

1 Nov 2024

Families who ate together more often during the pandemic had more positive interactions

A study reveals that increased family dinner frequency during COVID-19 positively impacts mental health and social interactions in children and adults.

31 Oct 2024

For kids and teens, extra weight could mean a higher chance of long COVID

The study reveals a dose-response relationship between BMI and PASC risk in children, highlighting obesity as a key factor in post-COVID health challenges.

30 Oct 2024

Study finds nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduces severe COVID-19 and long COVID risks in high-risk patients

Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir effectively lowers hospitalization rates and long COVID symptoms in non-hospitalized, high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

30 Oct 2024

For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid ‘unwinding’ raises the stakes

It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest clinic was almost an hour's drive away and she couldn't drive herself. But at least she didn't have to worry about the cost of care.

30 Oct 2024