C OVID-19 may leave a lasting impression on the brain, even in people who fully recover from their infection. New research reveals that even in those without the ongoing symptoms of long COVID, there ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled a bold new kind of “universal” vaccine that could one day protect against everything from COVID-19 and the flu to bacterial pneumonia and even common ...

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Whether it still is depends on who you ask. There are no clear criteria to mark the end of a pandemic, ...

As the summer surge of COVID-19 crests, many people are weighing whether they need to get booster shots now to protect against the disease (SN: 7/19/24). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ...

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused unprecedented mortality worldwide and had higher morbidity rates than any disease in the past few decades. However, the detrimental impacts of ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...