About half of Americans to skip COVID and flu shots. Doctor explains why that is "very concerning."

It's critical to get COVID and flu vaccinations as we head into the fall and winter months, an infectious disease expert said. Read More

Should We Blame Fauci for the COVID Pandemic?

America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up. Read More

Fact Check: Fake CNN headline says all Democrats need latest COVID shot to vote

CNN did not report that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris requires Democrats to take an updated COVID-19 vaccine to vote in the 2024 presidential election, as suggested by a fake screenshot shared on ... Read More

Dear Doctor: Are recent COVID variants less severe than original COVID-19?

Public health officials remain vigilant of a variant that spreads easily, is resistant to our treatments, evades the immune system despite vaccination, or leads to a higher risk of death and ... Read More

Doctors warn of COVID, RSV and flu as kids return to school

The latest COVID variant caused a late summer spike and doctors aren't exactly sure why."It took us by surprise the number of cases that we've had and now we're having schools come back in and ... Read More

Cancer cases in the US continued to be underdiagnosed during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis rates declined in 2020 and returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 among the cancers detected by screening. Cancer at all sites also recovered to normal rates of ... Read More

What Doctors Want You to Know About Getting the New COVID-19 Vaccine

Doctors share when to get the new COVID-19 shot, its side effects, what variants it protects against, how soon to get a booster after infection, and more. Read More

Doctors encourage updated COVID-19 vaccinations amid fall, winter spike concerns

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Federal health officials have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines that ... Amesh Adalja spoke with Eyewitness News about the recent spike in infections over the summer. Read More

Is mpox the next COVID? Infectious disease experts address pandemic potential

As mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been declared a global public health emergency, some are wondering whether the virus poses the risk of a COVID-like pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO ... Read More

US regulators are struggling to catch up on drug factory inspections that were halted for COVID-19, AP finds

WASHINGTON -- US regulators are struggling to catch up on drug factory inspections that were halted for COVID-19, AP finds. Read More

Cuomo to testify before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will publicly testify before a congressional committee about a pandemic-era directive under which nursing homes admitted thousands of recovering COVID-19 patients ... Read More

Mental Illness Risk Surges After Severe COVID Infection

Aug. 22, 2024 – Unvaccinated people who get severe COVID-19 may face a heightened risk of developing mental health issues, with certain conditions becoming more common in the weeks after ... Read More