(Maryna Terletska/Moment via Getty Images) Lea en español It’s easy to be complacent about COVID-19. Most people experience only mild issues – fever and coughing, maybe congestion and shortness of breath. But the coronavirus is capable of causing much more than a simple respiratory illness, affecting organs throughout the body, experts say. “We see people…

(xavierarnau/E+ via Getty Images) People who have uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes before getting COVID-19 may be at higher risk of hospitalization or being placed on a ventilator, according to new research that also shows an increased risk of death if diabetes isn’t kept in check. The study of nearly 1.5 million adults in…

(shaunl/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español In some ways, the link between viruses, vaccines and heart health is simple. Think of your heart as a house, said Dr. Jorge Alvarez, an interventional cardiologist at Methodist Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio. “You have the walls of your house, which are like the walls of your…

(Prostock-Studio/iStock via Getty Images) COVID-19 may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, even more so than the flu, new research suggests. The analysis, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, may be the first to examine the development of and risk factors for high blood pressure in people infected with COVID-19…

(pilli/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Researchers have long understood that people with chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, are at increased risk for depression. The same may be true for people with COVID-19 symptoms that linger for months and sometimes years. An estimated 28% of U.S. adults who have had acute COVID-19…

(Inna Polekhina/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español The official word on COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization and the U.S. government, is that it’s no longer an emergency. But while that’s a milestone, it’s hardly an all-clear for everyone to behave as if the pandemic never happened, experts say. “It doesn’t mean there’s…

(Anchiy/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español In the constantly unfolding tale of the pandemic, long COVID – the persistent effects that can follow a SARS-CoV-2 infection – is among the more challenging twists, one that researchers are just beginning to grasp in adults. And in children, it might be a whole other story. “It’s…

(FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Hispanic population faced disproportionately high case numbers. As the coronavirus crisis enters its fourth year, and with some federal resources set to expire soon, concerns remain about the continuing impact of COVID-19 on Latino people. Between Jan. 22, 2020, two…

(Luis Álvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images) Lea en español On March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, everyone wanted to know: “What is this disease, and how can we stop it?” After three years of terrible loss – including more than 1.1 million U.S. deaths, according to the Centers for Disease…

(wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español This much researchers agree upon: Long COVID is a serious and sometimes debilitating condition that can strike previously healthy people after even mild bouts of COVID-19. And rapid progress is being made in understanding it. But three years into the pandemic, much about long COVID – what causes…