President Joe Biden’s orders requiring vaccinations for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce add to a patchwork of vaccine mandates aimed at pushing more people to get their shots and bring the pand

Drs. Nancy Y. Lee, David G. Pfister and Richard J. Wong Opinion contributors As millions of kids head back to school full time this fall – in many cases for the first time in 18 months – parents und

I traveled around the developing world for more than a decade seeing and studying first-hand the damage that wood and charcoal do to the lungs of people – mostly women and children – who use it for co

Researchers at West Virginia University’s vaccine development center are developing a new way to get vaccinated against COVID-19, creating a nasal mist vaccine as an alternative to the traditional, ne

Of those who were unsure or not planning to get vaccinated, 34% did not believe the flu vaccine worked well, 32% said they never got the flu, 29% were concerned about potential side effects and 22% sa

Those issues lie at the heart of the two new studies, which look at the links between activity and longevity from distinct but intersecting angles. The first of the studies, published this month in JA

In a new study from Curtin University, researchers discovered a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease. They identified that a probable cause of Alzheimer’s disease was the leakage from the blood into t

COVID-19 vaccines are both safe and effective for pregnant people and those who plan to become pregnant, according to all of the data gathered by researchers so far. But the baseless concern or belief

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization. The Idaho

I’ve been a science reporter for 40 years. I’ve wanted to assume that the experts I interview can be trusted to understand their subjects. Put simply, to get it right. But watching researchers in the

Although COVID-19 vaccines are not available for children under 12 years old, routine vaccinations, such as those for the flu, measles, rubella, and diphtheria, are. However, the pandemic’s effect on

At 5 a.m. on December 4, 2017, Jesse Merrick got a text from his roommate. “Hoping your family is OK,” he remembers reading when he woke up. The Thomas Fire had just broken out in Southern California

Remember sleeping? For too many Americans, it’s a distant memory: a time when we were able to get in bed, close our eyes, and drift off unencumbered without worries about contracting Covid-19, or the

Los Angeles County will require customers and workers at indoor bars and nightclubs to be vaccinated against Covid-19 starting next month, health officials said Wednesday. The rules for the nation's

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© Provided by NBC Washington D.C. File photo of a Pfizer booster shot. With a federal advisory committee expected to consider whether to approve third doses of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine this Friday, Dr

(CNN) A new analysis published Tuesday estimates that preventable costs for treating hospitalized, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients reached $5.7 billion over the last three months. This most recent dat

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WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce new steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 before the U.N. General Assembly meets, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday. M

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(CNN) The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating Covid-19 pandemic : 1 in 500 Americans have died from coronavirus since the nation's first reported infe

As if back-to-school season weren’t stressful enough already amid a U.S. surge in the delta variant, bitter wrangling over school mask mandates has added to the fear and confusion for many students an

Millions of people with eye conditions including age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and diabetes-related eye disease have an increased risk of developing dementia, new research shows. Vision

I’ve been a science reporter for 40 years. I’ve wanted to assume that the experts I interview can be trusted to understand their subjects. Put simply, to get it right. But watching researchers in the

West Nile Virus Alerts Now In 8 States; Rain, Heat Spur Mosquito Swarms Case reports in animals and humans have seen residents in at least eight states warned over West Nile Virus over the last week.

All active duty soldiers are expected to be vaccinated by Dec. 15, the U.S. Army said Tuesday. “This is quite literally a matter of life and death for our Soldiers, their families and the communities

At least 12,000 Americans have already died from COVID-19 this month, as the country inches through its latest surge in cases. But another worrying statistic is often cited to depict the dangers of th

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners said they hope to provide Africa with about 30 percent of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60 perce

Pfizer expects to release clinical trial data on how well its Covid-19 vaccine works in 6-month to 5-year old children as early as the end of October, CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday. Covid vaccine da

A recent survey of San Diego County medical providers found that thousands were requesting vaccination mandate exemptions, with most citing religious reasons. President Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccinati

© Reuters/BRENDAN MCDERMID The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the NYSE in New York (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Monday its Ebola vaccine regimen demonstrated

Sonali Bracken, MD, PhD is a physician in the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology at Duke University Medical Center. She recently enrolled her children in the trial for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccin

About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he writes about economics, technology, and the media. He is the author of Hit Makers and the host of the podcast Crazy/Genius

"It's going to be difficult in regards to isolation policies and quarantines, and things like that if we have a bad flu season and a bad COVID season. In regards to vaccination hesitancy, that's been

Fifteen months ago, Solidad Odunuga received a phone call from the Houston Health Department. Odunuga’s daughter, who had been living on and off the streets, had given birth to a baby boy named Emman

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Before school even starts, respiratory viruses are spreading among kids. Just last month, more than 1,000 patients tested positive for infections that are not COVID-19. Hospital