Health

The US is reopening far and wide just in time for the summer, a sign that millions are ready to get their life back. But the loosening of…

With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a…

Windows down, music up. That’s how Andy Duran describes the feeling of riding a skateboard. “Imagine your favorite song and then…

Windows down, music up. That’s how Andy Duran describes the feeling of riding a skateboard. “Imagine your favorite song…

Only about half of US states still provide daily updates on key Covid-19 metrics — such as new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations…

An estimated $17.5 billion of beer and liquor sales in the United States in 2016 was consumed by minors, with the products of three companies —…

Chinese researchers said Thursday they had found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats including one that may be the second-closest yet, genetically,…

Fully vaccinated people who travel by public transportation no longer need to wear masks in places like outdoor waiting areas or open-air seating,…

Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration debated what kind of detailed information the agency would need to consider authorizing the…

A common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading across the South, causing an unusual wave of late spring disease, the US…

A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain…

Unlocking the mysteries of the exact origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 and launched a global pandemic in March 2020, has become…

As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US surgeon general has issued a warning for those…

Moderna has filed with the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 12 to 17,…

Do you bounce out of bed early in the morning full of zest and ready to go? Or do you slap the snooze alarm until the last possible second and drag…

As the pandemic locked people out of gyms and kept many in their homes, Lauren Flymen picked up a jump rope for the first time as an adult. Flymen,…

Employees are headed back into the office, children are going to summer camp. The post-pandemic daily routine may soon look like 2019. But what about…

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there has been a higher-than-expected number of cases of a heart ailment…

Deciding to take time off of work isn’t easy. Taking a leave of absence for mental health reasons is even harder. Making the choice to step…

Patients and their families are starting to inquire about the new Alzheimer’s drug approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration.…

A member of a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said Wednesday he had resigned over the agency’s approval of a new…

About two dozen states have decided to scale back their daily tracking of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as President Joe Biden’s…

Will it be a royal house or full house or maybe four of a kind? Maria Konnikova is used to thinking about risk tolerance. The…

As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US Surgeon General has issued a warning for those…

As some states report they have Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses that are expiring before they get used, the company and federal…

Ours is not a culture that makes life easy for pregnant people. There’s the side-eye from busybody strangers, in disapproval of a coffee order…

The US is making significant strides in curbing the coronavirus pandemic as summer approaches, with average daily cases near a 14-month low and just…

The coming flu season may be a doozy. Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors…

Beech-Nut Nutrition voluntarily recalled an infant rice cereal Tuesday because the product exceeds a US Food and Drug Administration limit of 100…