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Newfound autoimmune syndrome tied to COVID-19 can trigger deadly lung scarring
By Stephanie Pappas published
A surge in cases of a rare autoimmune disease during COVID-19 waves in England led to the discovery of a new syndrome.
COVID pandemic knocked 1.6 years off global life expectancy, study finds
By Sascha Pare published
Global life expectancy had been on the rise since 1950, but this historical trend was reversed between 2019 and 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vaccines slash risk of long COVID, studies show
By Shannon Hall published
Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms.
Rare clotting effect of early COVID shots finally explained — what could that mean for future vaccines?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists have offered a new explanation for why COVID-19 vaccines that contained adenoviruses carried a rare-but-serious risk of blood clotting.
Can antiviral drugs prevent long COVID?
By Ziyad Al-Aly, Suman Majumdar, Emma Pakula, Michelle Scoullar, Brendan Crabb published
Experts explain what we know about preventing and treating long COVID, at this point.
Injection might help long COVID patients smell normally again
By Rebecca Sohn published
Early studies hint that a nerve block in the neck could help restore long COVID patients' normal sense of smell, but more research is needed.
Who should get the new COVID vaccines? What to know about the 2023-2024 shots
By Nicoletta Lanese last updated
New COVID vaccines have been approved to guard against coronavirus variants that are currently circulating.
Novavax's new COVID vaccine cleared for use by FDA
By Nicoletta Lanese published
An updated COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax has been authorized by the FDA, joining the two vaccines already cleared for use.
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