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The mu coronavirus variant has been detected in 49 states and 42 countries, according to estimates, as health officials keep an eye on the strain to see if it emerges to become more dominant.

A South Florida doctor became the second physician to make the contentious decision to refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients in a COVID-ravaged state.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top disease expert in the U.S., said in an interview Sunday that health officials are keeping an eye on the COVID-19 "mu" variant to see if it emerges to become more dominant.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has stressed the need for approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before proceeding with COVID-19 vaccine booster shots amid a spat between the White House and health officials. 

British health officials have refused to approve COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children aged 12-15 years old. 

Health officials have advised the White House that regulators need more time to review necessary data before approving a COVID-19 booster shot plan. 

The number of people worldwide suffering from dementia is expecting to rise to 78 million by 2030, according to a report published Thursday by the World Health Organization.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Thursday that its vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has begun the third phase of its clinical trials among adults, which comes almost two weeks after the Food Drug Administration (FDA) has fully authorized Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 vaccine.

A new study that examined the effects of mask-wearing on the spread of COVID-19 found that even partial adoption helps to limit the spread. 

Two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine provide two times more protection against prolonged symptoms of coronavirus — so-called “long-haul” (or just “long”) COVID — according to a new study.

NeNe Leakes’ husband Gregg Leakes died from colon cancer, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. He was 66 years old. But who is most at risk and how can people lower the risk of the deadly cancer?

Comedian Joe Rogan informed fans Wednesday he contracted COVID-19 and listed the medications he took, including an antiparasitic drug that has recently prompted federal health warnings.

The start of the school year coincided with increasing COVID-19 infections among children, according to the latest data from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Nearly 300,000 Americans in rural areas completed a COVID-19 vaccination series last week, translating to the largest weekly gain since mid-July, per data published by the nonprofit Center for Rural Strategies.

The World Health Organization said it is monitoring another new COVID-19 variant with mutations that the agency fears could make it resistant to vaccines.

Osteoporosis, a bone disease raising the risk for fractures and breaks, poses serious harm to men too, says the National Osteoporosis Foundation following findings of over 90,000 disease-related deaths in a given year.

The COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies and sending hospitals scrambling for more ventilators, even as there are signs of hope that the spread of the virus is slowing down in pockets of the U.S.

A single alcoholic drink was associated with a two-fold increased risk of atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, researchers found.

A potential HIV vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson did not provide protection against the virus in a mid-stage study, the drugmaker said Tuesday.

Americans unvaccinated against COVID-19 and eyeing travel plans this Labor Day weekend should reconsider, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said during a White House briefing Tuesday.