Health

The emergence of Covid-19 variants makes reopening efforts in the United States a riskier proposition, an infectious disease expert said Wednesday.…

Drug giant AstraZeneca updated its data on how well its coronavirus vaccine works, saying late Wednesday the vaccine showed 76% efficacy against…

Counties in the United States with large Black, Asian and Hispanic populations were hit harder by Covid-19 in the early months of…

Months before the US Food and Drug Administration even authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine, there were many conversations and debates going on…

Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono on Tuesday backed off their threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who…

Burned out medical staff suffering from trauma and in some cases PTSD, the erosion of public trust in hospitals, and frustration over the…

For many parents whose children have attended school online for the better part of a year, mass vaccinations could mean looking ahead to what life…

The thought of summer camp in the not-too-distant future will likely bring smiles to many parents’ faces. After all, splashing in a pool,…

In an unusual statement released early Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said…

Fully vaccinated people should feel free to visit their unvaccinated family and friends without restrictions, but visits should be limited to one…

More women than men skipped health care services during the pandemic, and a disproportionate share of those with prior health or economic issues have…

A fifth company — AstraZeneca — released data Monday about how well its coronavirus vaccine works and said it plans to ask the US Food…

More and more American schoolchildren are returning to the classroom. In New York, 55,000 of the city’s public school high schoolers returned…

Melatonin is a popular over-the-counter sleeping aid, touted as a natural way for adults to fall asleep and used by millions around the world. So why…

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in…

AstraZeneca is expected to apply in the next few weeks for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in the US, and if and when it does,…

Put the phone away for an hour. Or, better yet, make it 24 hours — you might just get $2,400 out of…

When officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that they were relaxing the physical distancing guidelines for…

The European Union aims to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by September. But anxiety over a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca…

Some teachers are grappling with how to protect students and themselves against the coronavirus in light of new guidelines for returning to in-person…

States are pushing ahead with expanding Covid-19 vaccine access and rolling back restrictions on businesses and large gatherings as America seeks a…

As details about the man suspected of fatally shooting eight people at Atlanta-area spas unfold, the controversial concept of sex addiction has…

My cousin Iman, who lives in Cairo, Egypt, called me earlier this week to tell me that she had just been offered the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19…

The coronavirus pandemic almost didn’t happen, a new study shows. Researchers working to show when and how the virus first emerged in China…