COVID-19 may increase heart attack and stroke risk for years
Oct 9, 2024
Even if they never became severely ill, people who had COVID-19 in 2020 may face double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death up to three years later, new research finds.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) News
COVID, flu and RSV: What to know about who should get vaccinated and when
Aug 2, 2024
New COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots are coming. Federal officials have announced who should get them and when, along with new advice for who needs protection against RSV.
Beyond breathing: How COVID-19 affects your heart, brain and other organs
Jan 16, 2024
The "head-to-toe" effects of COVID-19 infection mean you still need to be cautious, experts say.
The COVID-19 emergency is over, but the need for awareness remains, experts say
May 25, 2023
The U.S. and the World Health Organization have ended emergency COVID-19 declarations, but experts caution the coronavirus remains, and people need to stay aware.
Long COVID in children still poses plenty of questions
Apr 25, 2023
Post-COVID conditions in the young can be debilitating, with physical and psychological symptoms. But researchers are starting to unravel things.
Concerns remain as COVID-19 pandemic weighs on Hispanic people in US
Apr 21, 2023
The coronavirus, and all that has come with it, continues to disproportionately affect Hispanic people and their health.
3 years of COVID-19: Learning to live in a world reshaped by the pandemic
Mar 9, 2023
On the third anniversary of the start of the coronavirus pandemic, experts weigh in on who needs to worry about COVID-19 and how they can protect themselves.
Much has been learned about long COVID – and much remains to be learned
Feb 24, 2023
What causes long COVID, how to treat it, even what to call it – it's all still being sorted out, but researchers are beginning to unravel the potentially debilitating condition.
Researchers take a closer look at what COVID-19 does to the heart
Jan 27, 2023
People with COVID-19 and signs of heart muscle injury showed a higher risk for scarring linked with heart attacks but not so much myocarditis, a rare inflammation of the heart, according to a new study.
AHA News' most-read COVID-19 stories of 2022
Dec 22, 2022
The pandemic isn't over. Here are the top COVID-19 stories readers had their eye on as more scientific research rolled out.