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.

COVID-19 and Smoking

What are the Different Types of Vaccines?

COVID-19 and Reproductive Health

The Naming System Behind SARS-CoV-2

How has COVID-19 affected Organ Transplantation?

What are Fomites?

D614G Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

COVID-19 and Smell Loss (Anosmia)

Humanitarian Aid in the COVID-19 Pandemic

What is a Cytokine Storm?

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

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Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in COVID-19

What is an Antibody Titer?

What is D-Dimer?

Coronavirus: B Cells and T Cells

COVID-19 and Diabetes

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

COVID-19 and Diarrhea

How Effective are Antibodies for Treating COVID-19?

The Search for a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine

Should you Mix COVID Vaccines?

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Global Health?

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

Is Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Possible?

What is Vertical Transmission?

Importance of Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

What are the Symptoms of COVID-19?

What are Spike Proteins?

Brain Fog and COVID-19

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

Mythbusting: COVID-19 Misconceptions

What is a Pseudovirus?

Plasma Donation and COVID-19

COVID-19 and Senior Mental Health Post-Lockdown

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

What can COVID-19 Teach us about Respiratory Disease?

How are Vaccines Stored?

Fighting Fatigue

Anthropogenesis and COVID-19

What Role has Social Media Played in COVID-19?

Hypoxemia in COVID-19

Long-term Effects of COVID-19 in Athletes

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor vs. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Innate versus Adaptive Immunity in COVID-19

COVID-19 and Mouthwash

What is Viral Pneumonia?

How has COVID-19 Changed the Delivery of Care?

COVID-19 and Mental Health Research

Repurposing Drugs for COVID-19

COVID-19 and Psoriasis

COVID-19 and the Gastrointestinal Tract

What is Seroconversion?

How do RdRp Inhibitors Combat SARS-CoV-2?

COVID-19 and Headaches

What are the Recommended Preventative Measures for COVID-19?

What is an Overlapping Gene (OLG)?

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

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

COVID-19 and Corticosteroids

Breastfeeding and COVID-19

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

Types of COVID-19 Test

Protecting Your Mental Health During a Pandemic

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

How has COVID-19 Affected Students?

The Future of Pandemics

Pandemic vs. Epidemic

Awake Prone Positioning for COVID-19 Patients

Can Pets Get COVID-19?

COVID-19 and Animals

The Cardiac Implications of COVID-19

Serological Testing for COVID-19

Focus on post-covid fatigue

COVID-19 and Allergies

How has COVID-19 Influenced Pollution?

What is a Glycoprotein?

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

Nanomedicine and COVID-19

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

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

Blood Clotting and COVID-19 Vaccines

Why Can Women Fight COVID-19 Better Than Men?

COVID-19 and Asthma

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

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

COVID-19 and Autoimmune Diseases

The Future of Vaccines

What is COVAX?

What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab?

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

Seroprevalence of COVID-19

How Could Nitric Oxide Treat Severe COVID-19?

What is a Spillover Event?

COVID-19 and the Gastrointestinal Tract

COVID-19 and Health Supplements

Role of T Cells in COVID-19

What is Protein Phosphorylation?

Chronic fatigue after SARS-CoV-2 infection

What is Convalescent Plasma Donation?

What is TMPRSS2?

How do Coronavirus Antibody Tests Work?

COVID-19 and Sexually Transmitted Infections

A nutritional supplement to aid in post-Covid syndrome

What is a Viral Strain?

What is Phylogenetic Analysis?

What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Infectious Diseases?

What is Trained Immunity?

What are Coronaviruses?

What is Herd Immunity?

The Size of SARS-CoV-2 and its Implications

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

What is Viral Load?

What is OC43?

Who's Most at Risk from COVID-19?

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

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

What is the Role of Autoantibodies in COVID-19?

COVID-19 and Heart Damage

A Comparison of the Different Types of Face Mask

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

COVID-19 and Menstruation

What is R0?

The Surge of Sensationalist COVID-19 AI Research

What is Long COVID?

Climate Change and COVID-19

What is Epidemiologic Modeling?

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

What are Furin Proteases?

What is Viral Shedding?

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 and Obesity

A specific nutritional approach for subjects with post-Covid Syndrome

What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)?

Nasal Disinfectants and their Application to COVID-19

Viral Clades of SARS-CoV-2

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

What is a Reagent?

What are Negative Pressure Rooms?

What Does COVID-19 do to the Lungs?

What is Oxygen Saturation?

What is a Variant?

How is COVID-19 Spread?

What Factors Affect Antibody Production?

Vitamin D and COVID-19

What is the 'Twindemic'?

The Importance of Global COVID-19 Vaccination

What is Case Fatality Rate (CFR)?

What are COVID Toes?

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Next on Kennedy’s list? Preventive care and vaccine harm

In his ongoing effort to reshape health policy, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly plans to overhaul two more government entities: the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

31 Jul 2025

Chronically ill? In Kennedy’s view, it might be your own fault

On a recent weekday evening, Ashly Richards helped her 13-year-old son, Case, with homework. He did math problems and some reading, underscoring how much he's accomplished at his school for children with autism.

31 Jul 2025

New tool developed to distribute vaccines fairly and avoid waste

No one knows exactly how many doses of coronavirus vaccines were discarded during the pandemic. But the numbers are high. Media reported that 125,000 doses went unused in Norway during 2021 alone.

30 Jul 2025

Eating more ultra-processed food links depression and diabetes

New research links ultra-processed food intake to increased diabetes risk in individuals with depression, highlighting the need for healthier dietary choices.

30 Jul 2025

Vegan teens exercise more often than meat-eating peers, study finds

A nationwide Austrian study of nearly 9,000 teens reveals distinct health behaviors and motivations among vegetarian, vegan, and omnivorous students. Vegan and vegetarian youth are more likely to report higher fruit, vegetable, and activity levels, but still fall short of daily exercise targets.

29 Jul 2025

UK self-tests overstate accuracy and pose usability risks

Analysis of UK self-tests reveals critical flaws in accuracy claims, highlighting risks and the need for enhanced regulatory standards for consumer safety.

28 Jul 2025

CoVerage outperforms rivals in early detection of COVID mutations

The CoVerage system monitors SARS-CoV-2 evolution, predicting variants and scoring amino acid changes to inform vaccine efficacy and public health strategies.

24 Jul 2025

Study reveals pandemic life made brains age faster, even without catching COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated biological brain aging in older adults by an average of 5.5 months over less than three years, regardless of infection status. Social disruption, age, male sex, and socioeconomic disadvantage heightened vulnerability, while only infected individuals showed measurable declines in executive function.

23 Jul 2025

Low-cost diagnostic tool delivers COVID-19 test results in under an hour

An affordable new diagnostic tool that delivers COVID-19 test results in under an hour could help boost pandemic preparedness in resource-poor regions, according to a team of researchers.

22 Jul 2025

AI reshapes ARDS care by predicting risk, guiding ventilation, and personalizing treatment

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) management, enabling earlier detection, precision risk stratification, and tailored therapies. Emerging AI techniques promise to improve outcomes, but real-world clinical validation and integration remain critical challenges.

21 Jul 2025

Light-activated drug discovery identifies broad-spectrum antivirals

UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators from campus biotech spinoff Integrated Biosciences, as well as Harvard, MIT and genomics company Illumina Ventures are using optogenetics - the use of light to probe the functions of living tissue - to find compounds to help our bodies more effectively help themselves in times of physiological stress.

15 Jul 2025

New microchip tracks antibody-virus interactions from a single drop of blood

A new microchip invented by Scripps Research scientists can reveal how a person's antibodies interact with viruses-using just a drop of blood.

12 Jul 2025

Lasting COVID-19 vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors

The study finds childhood cancer survivors at higher risk for severe COVID-19, stressing the importance of tailored interventions for vulnerable populations.

8 Jul 2025

Flawed coronavirus model prompts urgent reassessment for drug developers

The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections.

4 Jul 2025

AI transforms healthcare for faster, smarter care in emergency crises

AI technologies are transforming humanitarian healthcare, enhancing crisis response with improved decision-making, resource allocation, and timely aid delivery.

4 Jul 2025

Mediterranean diet wins on weight but misses on memory in diverse aging population

A 14-month randomized trial in older African American adults with obesity found that adopting a Mediterranean diet, with or without calorie-restricted weight loss, significantly improved diet quality and reduced body weight and visceral fat. However, no cognitive benefits were observed compared to usual diet.

2 Jul 2025

Macrophage-derived lipocalin 2 drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), understanding the mechanisms underlying severe pneumonia has remained a major research challenge.

1 Jul 2025

How underreporting masks the real impact of RSV in older populations

Research shows RSV leads to high hospitalization rates in adults, emphasizing the importance of enhanced surveillance and diagnostic measures in healthcare.

1 Jul 2025

How 50,000 years of ancestry shaped India’s unique disease patterns

Scientists sequenced the genomes of 2,762 individuals across India, revealing the country’s unique ancestral makeup and a wealth of previously undocumented disease-related gene variants. The study highlights how ancient migrations, founder effects, and endogamy have shaped both diversity and disease risk in India.

29 Jun 2025