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SARS-CoV-2: Up close
The genetic blueprint material for SARS-CoV-2 is called RNA (yellow spirals). The RNA contains information to specify the amino acids...
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Talk it out: Need-to-know mental health resources
Are you or someone you know dealing with intense depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, or another mental health crisis? You...
Mental Health![An antibody is a large, Y-shaped protein that helps protect us from future infection.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/human-antibody-immunoglobulin.jpg)
Your COVID-19 Glossary
Here's a list of health terms to help you navigate the latest COVID-19 research and updates. Efficacy: How well...
COVID-19![Be prepared and ask about your organization's COVID-19 requirements before returning to work.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/remotemeetings.jpg)
9 tips to address COVID-19 at work
Heading back to your workplace soon? Here are some tips from the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease...
COVID-19![Severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which can happen as a result of COVID-19, may affect a child’s heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/antibodies-mom-takes-childs-temperature.jpg)
Antibodies offer clues about severe COVID-19 cases in children, adults
The majority of children who get COVID-19 have mild disease. But a small percentage develop a serious complication called severe...
COVID-19![Exercise helps your body release mood-boosting endorphins.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/coping-with-pandemic-stress.jpg)
4 strategies for coping with pandemic stress
"We've been emphasizing all along the need to take care of yourself physically, meaning eat right and sleep right...
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Pandemic fear: Young adults with past childhood anxiety at greater risk
Could a child's personality hold clues to how well they will handle stressful events as a young adult? A...
COVID-19![Treatments are important for helping to ease symptoms and potentially preventing the spread of disease.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/latest-research.jpg)
The latest in NIH COVID-19 treatment research
Though the COVID-19 vaccine is an important tool in stopping the spread of the virus, treatments are still essential to...
COVID-19![Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., and Gary Gibbons, M.D.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/drs-web-hooper-gibbons.jpg)
NIH's CEAL initiative: Combating misinformation during COVID-19
Racial and ethnic minority communities in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, meaning they have been hit harder...
COVID-19![In the lab of National Institutes of Health-supported researcher Jason McLellan, Ph.D., whose work at the University of Texas-Austin supported COVID-19 vaccine development.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/mclellan.jpg)
The COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know
Vaccines work by teaching your body's immune system to recognize and fight back against germs, such as a virus,...
Immunization, COVID-19![Stephaun Wallace, Ph.D., M.S.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Vaccinations_StephaunWallace.jpg)
What is it like to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial?
Stephaun Wallace, Ph.D., M.S., has spent much of his life thinking about infectious diseases. He is a research...
Vaccines![Staying connected to others is more important now than ever.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/managing-uncertainty-covid19.jpg)
Managing the uncertainty of COVID-19
"Coping with the pandemic has changed from a sprint to a marathon," says Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.,...
Mental Health![National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., swears in Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., as the 19th director of NLM.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/brennan-sworn-in-collins-NIH.png)
Data guides health discovery: An interview with NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan
Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., leads the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of...
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NIH ramps up testing for at-risk populations
As the U.S. continues to battle COVID-19, some communities have faced more difficulties than others. This is especially true...
COVID-19 Testing![Long COVID symptoms can include brain fog, shortness of breath, and fatigue.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/5-questions-long-covid.gif)
5 questions about Long COVID
Anyone who has had COVID-19 can get Long COVID, regardless of age or prior health conditions. While most people with...
COVID-19![Readers, including the Srikonda family, Alyssa and Kevin Gbolie, and Ed Piscitelli, share their pandemic takeaways.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/readers-share-stories-pictures.jpg)
How have you managed stress during COVID-19?
During this global pandemic, we have all had to make changes to our daily lives. We asked readers to tell...
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Children and the pandemic: NIH explores mental health impact on American youth
COVID-19 has likely had some mental health impact on most of us, especially children and adolescents. The National Institutes of...
Mental Health![Jason S. McLellan, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular biosciences, in the McLellan Lab at The University of Texas-Austin.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/mclellan_lab.jpg)
All in the spike: How past virus research gave a head start to the COVID-19 vaccine
It's not often that we can feel thankful for the common cold. But in the case of COVID-19, past...
Immunization, Vaccines![NIDDK’s Joseph Courtney, Ph.D., who worked with Dr. Bax on the study, breathes into a sealed box while wearing a mask.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/measuring-humidity-of-mask.jpg)
New study finds another good reason to wear a mask
We know that when we wear a face mask, we protect ourselves and others from the virus that causes COVID-19....
COVID-19![Dr. Collins performs with opera singer Renée Fleming in 2018.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/musicandthemind-f18_1.jpg)
5 ways NIH Director Francis Collins manages pandemic stress
"So many consequences of COVID-19 have made life extremely difficult for everybody in our country and across the world. Hardly...
Stress![In addition to leading NIH during the pandemic, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., has personally spearheaded research efforts, including the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) program.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/dr-collins.jpg)
Research is the key: Insights from NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins
Since the first news of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, surfaced, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has spearheaded...
COVID-19![NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/nih-dir-collins-covid-heroes.jpg)
NIH recognizes its COVID-19 heroes
Welcome to the NIH MedlinePlus magazine website! Written with health consumers in mind, the magazine shares emerging research and health...
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Online COVID-19 resources for you
General Find COVID-19 Vaccines Near You Community-Based Testing Sites for COVID-19 National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIH COVID-19 Research COVID-19...
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How ABC News' Byron Pitts learned to manage stuttering
ABC News Nightline co-anchor and chief national correspondent Byron Pitts has won Emmy Awards for his coverage of key historical...
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