NEW YORK, NY – Dr. Jay Varma, New York City’s former Covid czar, has been fired by the board of SIGA Technologies for allegedly attending prohibited gatherings during the height of the pandemic.

The city will drop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers later this week, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. COVID-19 vaccines will become optional for current and prospective city workers ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Stanford medicine professor Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya MD ’97, Ph.D. ’00 to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. agency ...

New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers will come to an end on Nov. 1, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday morning. Additionally, the mayor said the city will end its ...

Two grieving sons who blame then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's controversial nursing-home edict for the death of their father and scores of others from COVID-19 have endorsed rival Brad Lander for mayor.

Marin County’s public health officer is encouraging residents considering a COVID-19 vaccination to take action. “We recommend that anyone 6 months or older who has not received their 2024-25 ...

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: "razor blade throat" COVID. That's because the variant - NB.1.8.1. or "Nimbus ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond University Medical Center will soon unveil a new exhibit designed to memorialize the hospital’s response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. A ribbon cutting at the ...

The newest variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats, earning it a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID.

Waymo wants to bring driverless cars to NYC Waymo, Google's self-driving car division, wants to return to New York City. "New York, we're coming back to the Big Apple next month!

Middle East politics impact NYC mayoral race as Zohran Mamdani's comments about "intifada" terminology spark outrage from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.