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Researchers in Xi’an found city air microplastics tripled after COVID-19, with masks and pollution driving fibers into lungs, ...

Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.

Long COVID affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide and can damage the brain, heart, blood vessels, and immune system ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over, but the Centers for Disease Control estimates 20 million Americans are still living ...

On the treatment side, more people with COVID should receive outpatient antiviral therapies that prevent hospitalization and ...

Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health ...

The updated guidance prioritizes older adults, high-risk individuals, and those who have never been vaccinated.

Florida ended 2025 with 2,413 residents dying from COVID-19 after the state passed the 100,000 fatality milestone several ...

Jillian Michaels speaks with Kristian Harloff about her position on the Covid vaccine, if boosters are worth receiving and the stigma political or otherwise surrounding possible side effects.

Richard Hughes IV, a professional lecturer of law at GW, is leading a lawsuit against RFK Jr. over his May order to stop ...

The holiday season may be over, but cold and flu season has just started. Hospitalizations for seasonal respiratory illnesses ...