Wearing a well-fitted mask is still a smart choice for holiday travel
Vaccines, washing hands, and wearing masks can help avoid catching the common respiratory viruses spreading during the holidays.
Vaccines, washing hands, and wearing masks can help avoid catching the common respiratory viruses spreading during the holidays.
The CDC has detected increases in enterovirus D68 roughly every two years, with previous outbreaks in 2014, 2016, and 2018.
There are troubling signs that the COVID-19 pandemic created new chances for diseases formerly in retreat—like polio and measles—to spread.
The FDA and CDC both backed the use of bivalent Omicron boosters from COVID vaccine makers, Pfizer and Moderna. Here’s how they considered the safety and efficacy data of the new shots.
The CDC is now using machine learning to track all US mortality data, which means faster, more accurate COVID death statistics.
Jaundice, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, in addition to liver inflammation, are among commonly reported symptoms of this hepatitis.
A new CDC report estimates 58 percent of the US population has antibodies that resulted from exposure to the coronavirus.
The pandemic may have worsened the rise in sexually transmitted infections, but community support and at-home testing could help.
The WHO and Alabama Department of Public Health both recently reported outbreaks of acute hepatitis and liver disease in a surprising age group: young children.
After authorizing a second booster for elderly Americans, the FDA is consulting with advisors on a COVID booster strategy that address future variants and vaccine development.