Nearly two-thirds of those with long Covid continue to struggle with symptoms, including a reduced capacity for exercise and cognitive function, in the second year of illness, a study has found. Researchers,

A new study reveals a surprising result: women may be at greater risk for developing long-term health effects from COVID-19. Although numerous studies have shown men have more severe acute COVID cases and higher mortality than women,

Historically, COVID-19 symptoms have been fevers or chills, cough, shortness of breath, cough, congestion or a runny nose, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, fatigue and body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting or diarrhea, according to the CDC.

Two-thirds of people with post-COVID-19 syndrome have persistent, objective symptoms – including reduced physical exercise capacity and reduced cognitive test performances – for a year or more, with no major changes in symptom clusters during the second year of their illness,

Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil.

“Overall, female sex was associated with a 1.31-times higher risk of long COVID,” researchers said. “In age-stratified analyses, female sex was associated with the highest risk of long COVID among adults aged 40 to 54 years followed by those aged 55 years or older.”

Two-thirds of people who have post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS), which is also known as long COVID, have symptoms that include poorer cognitive function into the second year of illness, a new study published Thursday in PLOS Medicine reveals.

COVID-19 vaccination reduces severity of acute disease, but does not decrease neurological manifestations of Long COVID.

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died. Here's the symptoms.

Inflammation can trigger heart attacks in people with coronary artery disease. It can also exacerbate heart failure symptoms and irregular or rapid heartbeats, leading to hospitalization, the hospital announcement said.

Regarding avian influenza, while there have been outbreaks in poultry farms and flocks, there have been no reported human cases in Ohio. However, the doctor cautioned that people should avoid contact with sick or dead birds and report any sightings to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

As of Jan. 20, the CDC reports that RSV activity has peaked in most of the U.S., particularly among young children—a group highly vulnerable to severe RSV infections. Emergency room visits and hospitalizations are the highest in children, while hospitalizations among older adults are high in some areas.