Face masks, from medical-grade face coverings to hand-sewn fabric creations, were part of everyday life during the pandemic.

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Research finds women aged 40 to 55 are at higher risk than men of developing long COVID. While there are many theories as to ...

Without adequate funding, the African CDC could struggle to respond effectively to health emergencies. He warned that ...

Not long after the Illinois Department of Health announced the state’s overall respiratory illness cases had reached the ...

An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or ...

President Biden’s pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci may protect the former National Institutes of Health official from immediate criminal prosecution, but some critics say he is not completely out of legal ...

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood ...

There are hygiene tips to reduce the likelihood of getting sick. Public health officials are warning that the U.S. could be ...

In the run up to the November elections, then-Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance famously blamed Democrat ...

What's up with norovirus, COVID-19, the flu, RSV and other winter illnesses on Cape Cod? Health experts tell us what they're seeing - and offer tips.

When a pathogen — any organism that causes a disease — jumps species, scientists get nervous because its genetic makeup can ...