An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

The specter of covid-19 continues to loom large over the United States. Research out today finds that the viral illness is still sickening and killing a substantial number of Americans every year.

Adrian Esterman receives funding from the NHMRC, MRFF and ARC. COVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet it hasn’t gone away. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still with us.

A new study from investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) sheds light on why some people never fully recover from COVID-19. In a study analyzing blood samples from more than 140 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some liken it to the common cold, COVID-19 is still a lethal disease, and certain groups are still at a higher risk of a ...

Five years after the start of the pandemic, a group of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is one step closer to identifying the cause of the mysterious and debilitating chronic ...

The Stratus variant is fueling COVID-19 cases around the country. Symptoms of the virus look slightly different right now. Here, doctors share what to look out for and how to protect yourself from the ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday finds that Covid vaccines continue to protect healthy children from severe illness — a conclusion top federal health officials have ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the COVID-19 vaccines were associated with any deaths across all age ranges. “FDA is doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age ...

(NEXSTAR) – It’s that time of year again. The coughing, sneezing and sniffling is all around us, as both influenza and COVID-19 start to spread. When you start to feel sick, it can be hard to tell ...