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Rigorous research tracking the mental health of women who’ve had abortions doesn't support the claim that mifepristone is psychologically damaging. → Read More
During the Omicron era, rules requiring mask use in U.K. hospitals didn't prevent COVID-19 spread when there were no other pandemic precautions in place, a new study finds. → Read More
A new study examines the factors that caused some states to have COVID-19 mortality rates that were four times higher than others. → Read More
In order to move through a world where the coronavirus is endemic, we need a reliable way to assess our individual level of immunity. Here's how we can. → Read More
Rats living in New York City's sewer system can catch the virus that causes COVID-19. Could they incubate new variants and spread them to people? → Read More
Survivors are still being rescued in Turkey more than a week after a quake killed at least 41,000 people. How long can you live trapped under rubble? → Read More
A pandemic allows the Food and Drug Administration to authorize vaccines and drugs for emergency use, even after the health emergency ends. → Read More
Evusheld was designed to protect immunocompromised people from serious cases of COVID-19, but the latest Omicron variants have rendered the drug useless. → Read More
Suicides tend to occur in clusters that suggest contagion, but there is little evidence that murders or mass shootings follow the same pattern, experts say. → Read More
Imagine a time when your virus-blocking face covering is like an umbrella. Most days, it stays in your closet or is stowed somewhere in your car. But when a COVID-19 outbreak is in the forecast, yo… → Read More
Using machine learning, scientists have trained computers to comb the internet and recognize the early signs of a COVID-19 surge up to 6 weeks in advance. → Read More
A preliminary study finds that seniors who received an Omicron-targeting booster shot were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who skipped it. → Read More
After Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the football field, fans have asked whether COVID-19 vaccines could have played a role. Medical experts say the answer is almost certainly no. → Read More
The CDC has a new plan to get a jump on new coronavirus variants — asking LAX passengers arriving from overseas to swab their noses for the sake of science. → Read More
An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci as he steps down from his role as the U.S. government's top expert on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. → Read More
U.S. life expectancy, already declining since the onset of the pandemic, fell further in 2021, according to the CDC’s final accounting of death certificates. → Read More
Long COVID illnesses contributed to about 3,500 deaths in the U.S. through the end of June 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. → Read More
Long COVID illnesses contributed to 4,055 deaths in the U.S. through the end of June 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. → Read More
An experimental decoy drug that's designed to lure the coronavirus away from cells is being readied for tests in humans. → Read More
When everyone around them stops taking pandemic precautions, it gets harder for immunocompromised Americans to protect themselves against COVID. → Read More