Viral load in COVID-19 infection peaks later now than in the early days of the pandemic, driving implications for rapid testing, researchers say. A paper published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which was caused by the rapid transmission of the severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 6.9 million lives ...

In a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers characterize coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptom and viral load rebounds among untreated individuals with ...

It's intuitive that a robust immune response to COVID-19 will result in a less severe, even asymptomatic infection. A new study puts some numbers to the term "robust." The study, in 92 critically ill ...

Who gets sick? Much of COVID-19’s prevalence, severity, and lethality may have to do with viral particles you are exposed to—the issue of viral load, also called viral dose. Not much is written on ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Health officials reported a small spike in likely COVID cases and hospital admissions over the month of July. According to recent data from the Metropolitan Council, the COVID RNA ...

If you feel ill but your symptoms are only above the neck — a stuffy nose, a bit of a sore throat — you could just have a ...

The search for long-COVID treatments echoes the previous struggles against HIV/AIDS. Now researchers are taking lessons from ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." TAKING A COVID-19 TEST is probably your first instinct when you wake up with a fever or sore throat or ...