"We believe this is a big step forward in trying to understand and provide treatment to patients with this subset of Long COVID."

"The research on declining rates of long COVID marks the rare occasion when I have good news to report regarding this virus."

A new study finds the risks of developing long COVID declined over the first two years of the pandemic. But unvaccinated adults were more than twice as likely to get long COVID compared with those who were vaccinated.

Reactions like disgust are part of the behavioral immune system that helps you avoid disease. Usually conservatives are more fearful of contamination – but something unusual happened during COVID-19.

While women and men self-reported similar vaccination rates, unvaccinated women had less intention to get vaccinated than men.

Frequent viral and bacterial infections in kids boost nasal immune defenses. That may have protected them from severe COVID, a study finds.

ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing detainees to reduce the death count.

People with COVID-19 who used cannabis were more likely to be hospitalized and require intensive care than those who did not use the drug.

Detecting infectious agents in sewage is only the first step. Researchers are working on developing reliable ways to translate surveillance measurements to case numbers and infection predictions.