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

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

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

The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s entire website went dark Monday, taking with it an extensive report on the health ...

Recent vaccination announcements have led to some confusion. Four physicians weigh in on who should get vaccinated and when ...

Trump’s new COVID-19 website features five arguments supporting the lab. Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a ...

NB.1.8.1 is one of the latest variants of COVID-19, a "slightly upgraded version" of the LP.8.1 variant that is prominent ...