Surgeon general declares loneliness epidemic
Dr. Vivek Murthy says it poses risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes a day, and the crisis got much worse as COVID spread.
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Dr. Vivek Murthy says it poses risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes a day, and the crisis got much worse as COVID spread.
The drugmaker says the FDA could clear the new COVID drug for immunocompromised in months.
The latest round of boosters comes amid a swath of changes now greenlighted by FDA and CDC to COVID-19 vaccines.
A new study found that parents are hesitant to get their children vaccinated.
The Biden administration launches $5 billion push for next generation of Covid-19 vaccines.
The White House had previously voiced its opposition to the bill.
The origins of COVID-19 are still debated and the focus of bitter political dispute.
American Marines and sailors gained weight, as well, a study shows. And there's no sign that the trend is ending, underscoring longstanding concerns about the readiness of America's fighting forces.
Long COVID has affected millions of people globally.
A growing number of researchers now want to reconstruct ancient aromas and use them to learn more about how we used to live.
Analysis presented to the WHO offers clues to whether animals, possibly raccoon dogs, were infected at the Huanan animal market in early 2020.
A crippling symptom of long COVID? Insomnia. CBS News spoke to a woman who experienced this, and doctors say she's not alone.
The rate at which women — particularly Black and Hispanic women — die while pregnant, during or soon after childbirth in the U.S. was a concern even before the pandemic.
The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday in JAMA.
Governor Gavin Newsom has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor's office said he tested positive after experiencing mild symptoms. He'll isolate and work remotely for a couple of days. He last tested positive in May 2022.
Doctors scored highest in the survey, with more than half of respondents saying they trust physicians "a great deal."
The FDA's goal is to roll out the combo option by the following flu season.
California's coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus.
The move comes nearly three years after Gov. Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order.
California's coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus.
A new classified report concluded with "low confidence" that it is plausible the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China.
The emergency declaration will expire with the end of February.
If you've got a fever and a cough, you don't necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if it's the flu or COVID-19.
Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there's a big push to make sure they're not surprised.
UC Davis says they will be ending their COVID-19 rules after February.