As summer approaches, you may be planning a big trip for the first time since the pandemic began -- but be sure to make and follow a health ... Read More
COVID-19
‘Tragic Milestone’: 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
It's a number many Americans have grimly expected but may still find hard to comprehend: Over one million of their fellow citizens killed by ... Read More
New BA.2 COVID Subvariant Taking Hold in United States
Yet another BA.2 COVID variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and is likely to become the dominant strain within weeks, according ... Read More
COVID Transmission 1,000 Times More Likely from Air vs. Surfaces
If you're still wiping down groceries, doorknobs and light switches in an attempt to thwart COVID-19, maybe you can relax a little: You're ... Read More
Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Its COVID Vaccine For Children Under 6
Moderna announced Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine ... Read More
Are We Out of the Pandemic? Here’s What Dr. Fauci Says
The United States is now “out of the pandemic phase” and is making a transition to COVID-19 becoming an endemic disease, according to Dr. ... Read More
FDA Approves First COVID Treatment for Use in Kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the antiviral remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment for young ... Read More
Confused About COVID-19 Boosters? Experts Answer 6 Common Questions
When the Food and Drug Administration recently authorized a second COVID-19 booster shot for some people, many of those eligible wondered ... Read More
Can Wearables Track the Severity of COVID Symptoms?
Fitness trackers can tell you how well you're sleeping, how fast you're walking and, of course, how many steps you've taken. But during ... Read More
Black Children Accounted for About One-Third of COVID Hospitalizations
Nearly 9 in 10 children ages 5-11 who were hospitalized for COVID-19 from mid-December to late February were unvaccinated, a rate that was ... Read More
Major Airlines Drop Mask Mandate After Federal Judge Rules Against It
Just hours after a Florida judge struck down a federal mask mandate on planes and other forms of public transportation, major airlines ... Read More
FDA Approves First Breath Test for COVID
People who suspect they may have COVID-19 could soon find out with a simple breath test that delivers results in three minutes. The U.S. ... Read More