Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon
With novel coronavirus infections setting a single-day national record Wednesday, health experts are taking little solace from one of the few bright spots in the...
Surgeons perform first known U.S. lung transplant for COVID-19 patient
A former COVID-19 patient has received a double-lung transplant, a surgery believed to be the first of its kind in the United States since the...
More evidence emerges on why coronavirus is so much worse than the flu
Autopsies of several people who died of COVID-19 confirmed what doctors have seen: The virus is really tough on the lungs.
Doctors keep discovering new ways coronavirus attacks body
Now that doctors have had a few months' experience treating cases, there is widespread recognition that the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a...
‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some COVID-19 patients
Some stable and even mending patients can become critically ill with little warning. Doctors aren't sure why.
Coronavirus destroys lungs. But doctors are finding its damage in kidneys, hearts and elsewhere.
The new coronavirus kills by inflaming and clogging the tiny air sacs in the lungs, choking off the body's oxygen supply until it shuts down...