The link between COVID-19 and respiratory problems is well known, its influence on the brain is the subject of extensive ...

There's another virus that kills more than 100,000 people each year. And the CDC says that most people have completely moved ...

Ziyad Al-Aly is chief of research and development at VA St. Louis Health Care System and a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis. From the very early days of the pandemic, ...

Five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, the World Health Organization is still reporting deaths from the virus. More than 3,000 people died in the last month, adding to the more ...

As North Carolina illness rates spike post-holidays, here's what to know about the spread of flu, stomach flu and COVID-19.

It's summer, and RSV and flu have come and gone. But, as ever, COVID-19 is different. Even though the pandemic may be behind us, the virus is once again surging in the U.S. Here's what to know about ...

The COVID-19 vaccine does not stop a person from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, it can strengthen immunity against the virus and help prevent serious illness, ...

A Nov. 29 Threads post (direct link, archive link) makes a claim about the COVID-19 vaccine and its effect on the heart. “Your chance of dying from a heart attack from that ‘vaccine,’ according to ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species, according to new research. The virus was detected in six common backyard species, and antibodies indicating prior ...

COVID-19 can cause a long list of health issues, including flu symptoms, respiratory problems and even organ damage, according to medical experts — but a new study suggests that the virus could have a ...

Learn how a naturally occurring cat coronavirus is helping reveal how viral infections can linger inside the immune system.

One of the big debates in long COVID research is whether the virus can persist in the body, or whether it leaves the immune ...