By Staff
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:59 AM
In one of the first looks at how 2022 COVID-19 data compares to prior pandemic years, the virus appears to have been much less deadly.
By Staff
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:59 AM
On Twitter, as in real life, it’s a question on many minds: When should we think about the next COVID-19 vaccine? Or should we?
By Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:59 AM
People with long COVID may have dizziness, headaches, sleep problems, sluggish thinking, and many other problems. But they can also face another problem—stigma.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:59 AM
A vaccine database found a possible link between the Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and ischemic strokes in people over 65 who got the shot, the CDC and the FDA said in a joint news release.
By Staff
Friday, January 13, 2023 7:59 AM
The coronavirus is not going away soon, and that could lead to more dangerous winter surges of respiratory illnesses that will strain the U.S. medical system for years to come, says White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD.
By Staff
Friday, January 13, 2023 6:06 AM
WASHINGTON—The federal government is "doing everything it can" to prevent COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers from unduly hiking the price of their products once the federal government stops providing vaccines free of charge and patients and insurers have to buy them at commercial rates, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday.
By Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023 7:59 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency that was instituted in January 2020, Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Wednesday.
By Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023 7:59 AM
It might appear that we’re back to some semblance of “normal” at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. But many people remain at higher risk for serious outcomes like hospitalization and death, especially older Americans.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 7:59 AM
If doctors' patients vowed to start exercising this year, here's another incentive to help them stick to their guns: They could protect themselves from potentially devastating COVID-19 outcomes like hospitalization and even death.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 7:59 AM
The newest subvariant of Omicron, XBB.1.5, is so transmissible that everybody is at risk of catching it, even if they've already been infected and are fully vaccinated, a health expert told
USA Today.
By Staff
Monday, January 9, 2023 7:59 AM
Just because you start out with a mild case of COVID-19 doesn’t mean you won’t develop long COVID, researchers say.
By Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023 7:59 AM
Personalized essential oils may help people recover their lost sense of smell due to COVID-19, according to a new study.
By Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023 7:59 AM
Researchers have found a genetic link between the risk for COVID-19 infection and the leading cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and older, called age-related macular degeneration.