New COVID booster rates lag in WA, despite urgent public health messages
Washington’s rates for the newly designed COVID-19 booster are lagging, in line with similarly slow demand for the updated shots...
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Coronavirus subvariant BA.2.75.2 appears in L.A. County
The Omicron subvariant BA.2.75.2 — a newer coronavirus strain some scientists fear could be problematic — has arrived in Los...
Autumn COVID variants look shockingly similar and powerful for these 2 reasons
Earlier this year, fears of a new “super strain” of Omicron were real—and rising. A researcher in Cyprus identified a...
Three COVID Scenarios That Could Spell Trouble for the Fall
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As the United States enters a third fall...
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase risk of cardiac-related death, says Florida Surgeon General
Florida Surgeon General Dr Joseph A Ladapo on Saturday (local time) recommended against receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, especially to males...
How Many Times Will You Get COVID?
Annals of MedicineHow Many Times Will You Get COVID?The original Omicron variant had at least thirty-two mutations on its spike...
COVID shots can impact period timing, studies suggest. Women were already wondering
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news. If you haven't subscribed...
This COVID-19 sleuth is making friends and foes advocating for African science
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. As Americans began to stir in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving...
Hand-washing and mask-wearing: Covid rules we would be wise to keep
Hand-washing and mask-wearing: Covid rules we would be wise to keepWith seasonal sickness on the rise, experts say measures we...
Coronavirus Los Angeles: New research sheds light on an emerging parallel COVID epidemic
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Because so many residents in Los Angeles County have dealt with COVID-19 infections, many now view...