SAN FRANCISCO -- There has been a lot of talk about testing for the coronavirus, but you may not entirely understand what the different tests are for. The coronavirus makes some people sick, some ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A novel study of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of people with COVID-19 or thyroid ...

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A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics reported that genetic risk factors for influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are distinct. Influenza and COVID-19 are respiratory ...

Despite global vaccination efforts, COVID-19 continues to pose significant risks, leading to severe complications and fatalities. These risks are driven by disrupted coagulation, impaired fibrinolysis ...

Whether or not a person becomes seriously ill with COVID-19 depends, among other things, on genetic factors. With this in mind, researchers investigated a particularly large group of affected ...

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, a team of scientists conducted a genome-wide association study among United Kingdom (U.K.) Biobank participants on the ...

In the world of COVID-19 infections, the majority of patients develop symptoms, while about one-fifth mysteriously don't develop a cough, sore throat or other tell-tale signs of illness. Now, new ...

The genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was submitted to a National Institutes of Health database two weeks before its release by the Chinese government, according to ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the ...