Seven rheumatology researchers have authored a paper questioning the utility of the 2024 National Academies’ broad definition of long COVID.

Dave Wessner is a virologist who covers infectious diseases. Experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released an updated definition of long Covid on Tuesday.

Infectious-disease diagnostics is the procedure by which the causative agent of an infectious disease is identified and often characterized. It can be based solely on clinical presentation or more ...

The study of the incidence and spread of infectious diseases in populations over time. Host, pathogen and environmental factors are monitored to determine the dynamics of infection, the ultimate ...