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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course again Friday, now recommending that people get tested if they come into contact with someone who has coronavirus, even if they are asymptomatic. 

Over 90 medical groups and organizations sent a letter urging FDA officials to remain transparent and maintain independent authority when giving approval to the COVID-19 vaccine candidates.  

Editors of a highly respected medical journal conducted an interview on Wednesday exploring the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed plan and its approach to COVID-19 countermeasures, including therapies.

About half of school employees are at risk for contracting coronavirus, according to a recent study.

New data released Wednesday show that adult obesity increased in the U.S. last year and racial and ethnic disparities persist, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

As researchers work to understand both the short and longterm effects of the novel coronavirus, more than half of participants in a recent study who have recovered from COVID-19 are still experiencing “persistent fatigue” related to the disease. 

Michigan health officials this week reported a suspected human case of the dangerous mosquito-borne illness Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus. 

An outbreak of coronavirus in a Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is being investigated by the Maine Center for Disease Control.

Texas surgeons performed a double lung transplant after the novel coronavirus damaged the lungs of a 70-year-old man.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said on Wednesday that he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be proven safe and effective before the end of 2020. 

Workers should also have access to proper personal protective equipment as well as mental well-being and social support services, according to WHO. The organization also wants to promote a culture of zero tolerance for violence.

Differentiating coronavirus symptoms from smoke inhalation symptoms during wildfires can be challenging, pulmonologists tell Fox News

The CEO of Moderna, Stephane Bancel, recently said the biotech company may have results on its coronavirus vaccine candidate by November, says a report.

A group of researchers claim to have discovered where the novel coronavirus originated, according to a new study.

A World Health Organization (WHO) official this week warned of the “alarming rates of transmission” of the novel coronavirus in Europe, urging residents there to view the “very serious situation unfolding before us” as a “wake up call.” 

A new study by Chinese researchers suggests that people who wear eyeglasses daily may be less susceptible to COVID-19. 

Social and mental stimulation both play a critical role in slowing dementia, and doctors have reported increased backsliding in patients who had been stable for years. 

Nearly 300 patients were exposed to coronavirus in Clark County, Wash., after visiting a chiropractic office last week.

While data is limited around birth outcomes and COVID-19, two new federal reports found that at least half of pregnant women infected with the virus were asymptomatic, or showed no symptoms.