Your COVID infection may not seem any more severe the second or third time around. But it looks like your risks of other health problems increase with each infection.
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We know very little about how long COVID affects the body, and why some people develop ongoing symptoms and others don’t. But emerging evidence offers clues.
Official guidance still suggests you should take a test if you think you might have COVID – and this is a sensible thing to do.
From skin lesions to hearing loss, unusual symptoms can be troubling for COVID patients.
Three months after Omicron abruptly arrived, we now know more about the variant. So what does the science say about how contagious it is, how long it takes to get sick and how effective vaccines are?
Omicron is continuing the trend set by delta, causing symptoms that resemble the common cold.
Whether you’ve tested positive on a PCR or a rapid antigen test, here are a GP’s tips of how to manage your condition.
A lot has changed in COVID treatment since the pandemic began. Here are the treatments you can expect — from being diagnosed, to going to hospital, and for those who need to be cared for in ICU.
The UK was late at recognising smell loss as a COVID symptom.
Top contributors
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Director, Evidence and Methods, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce; Associate Professor (Research), Cochrane Australia, School of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Monash University
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian National University
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Executive Director, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, and Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Rhinology and Olfactology, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor of Cardiac Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Visiting Researcher (Academic Foundation Doctor FY2), University of East Anglia
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Director Intensive Care Unit Alfred Health and Adjunct Associate Professor Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine Monash University, The National Trauma Research Institute
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Cardiology SpR & NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, University of East Anglia
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Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Curtin University
