In hospitals, viruses are everywhere. masks are not
Amid an uptick in Covid infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in health care settings.
COVID closed the nation’s schools. Cleaner air can keep them open VIEW
Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often-dilapidated school buildings.
Expert panel recommends new options for HIV prevention
The move will require private insurers to cover HIV prevention drugs without a copay or deductible under the Affordable Care Act.
Amid signs of a COVID uptick, researchers brace for the ‘new normal’
The trends offer the first glimpse of the coronavirus as a post-pandemic, seasonal threat, a permanent fixture of the infectious disease landscape.
Federal officials hatch a 3-pronged defense against another ‘tripledemic’
The three shots may help to reduce hospitalizations and deaths later this year. But there are uncertainties about how they are best administered, who is...
CDC to scale back COVID tracking efforts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will cease tracking community levels of COVID-19 and the percentage of tests that come back positive, it said...
AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine May Have Posed a Higher Heart Risk for Young Women, Study Shows
A new analysis examined deaths in Britain, where the company’s product was restricted in 2021 because of safety concerns. This vaccine was not sold in...
Should you get another COVID booster?
There's no one answer. The FDA is moving to a single-shot annual regimen for Americans, but advice may differ for older people and those who...
‘We were helpless’: Despair at the CDC as the pandemic erupted
Interviews with employees, as well as a review of text messages and other documents, portray an agency under intense pressure from U.S. political leaders.