What you need to know to stay safe from COVID: Some things have changed
As the end of the official COVID emergency arrives, here's a Q&A on fear vs. reality, masks vs. social interaction, and the value of vaccines...
Mammograms: Start at age 40 and test every 2 years, new guidance says
Why the change? Preventive Services Task Force cites the experiences of Black women, who tend to develop aggressive breast cancers earlier than white women do.
Why is it taking so long for Dianne Feinstein to recover from shingles?
A case of shingles can visit two weeks of burning agony on a younger patient before it goes away on its own. But in older...
When it comes to preventing COVID-19 deaths, ‘how we feel about each other matters’
The more people in a state trusted one another, the lower their collective risk of dying of COVID, new research says.
How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life
In order to live in a world where COVID is still with us, we need a reliable way to assess our individual level of immunity....
What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?
When the federal state of COVID emergency ends, Americans will still be able to get tests, vaccines and treatments. Here's what will change, and why.
How scientists trained computers to forecast COVID outbreaks weeks ahead
A group of would-be COVID forecasters says it’s got the makings for a warning system. Here's what a viral weather report might mean for the...
First real-world data shows omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals
Early results suggest that — in the initial weeks after vaccination at least — the omicron-specific vaccines are even more effective than documented to date.
COVID vaccines almost certainly didn’t cause Hamlin’s cardiac arrest. Here’s what may have
Sudden cardiac arrest can be caused by trauma, a side effect of medication or by heart muscle damage from a virus. So why did Damar...