University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered how severe COVID-19 can destroy immune cells' ability to repair the lungs, helping explain the lingering effects of long COVID. The ...

A discovery about how severe COVID-19 damages lung cells suggests that an existing drug could treat lingering respiratory problems not just from COVID but influenza and other respiratory infections.

At first glance, some people seem to have recovered from COVID-19. They no longer test positive and can return to work or school. But for many, the virus leaves behind a lasting impact—especially in ...

Immune-priming events such as COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations may have cross-protective effects on the incidence of other viral ARIs.

Despite concerns surrounding the outbreak, health officials continue emphasizing that hantavirus remains uncommon and ...

If your social media feed looks anything like mine, hantavirus has completely overtaken it. Given that we’ve only recently moved on from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s normal to see ...

Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to ...

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship that has left three people dead is veering into the fringe. Online, a ...

The Rev. Benjamin Thomas has a warm smile and a manner that puts people at ease. But one subject riles the East Meadow resident. "When someone tells me COVID is [just] a fever, I have a problem," ...