Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said. Getting vaccinated, masking, improving air quality and staying away ...

Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

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According to Dr. Kang, the exact proper handwashing steps are: Lather well and wash for at least 20 seconds, including the ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...

The new vaccine committee appointed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took minimal action in its first meeting.

The government’s top vaccine official, working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., restricted the approval of two ...

The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.

It's well-documented that Americans began drinking more during the pandemic. In Wisconsin, alcohol-related deaths increased three-fold between 1999-2020.

In April, the CDC’s influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended expanding RSV vaccination to ...

A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.