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With the COVID-19 pandemic still going as the country enters flu season, public health experts are urging Americans to get the flu vaccine — with some precautions.

A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle — looking for the needed proof that they really work as a U.S. advisory panel suggested Tuesday a way to ration the first limited doses once a vaccine wins approval.

US researchers working frantically to test potential COVID-19 vaccines are facing a critical shortage of one essential resource — monkeys.

Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found.

Both face shields and masks with exhalation valves were found to be less effective at protecting others from the virus, according to a study on Tuesday.

As governments around the world scramble to approve a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus, an increasing number of scientists have started administering DIY vaccines to themselves and even their friends and family members.

Consuming microbiome capsules made from feces collected during dieting may limit that post diet weight regain, according to a published study in Gastroenterology.

California is on its way to becoming the first state to require health care facilities to stockpile 45 days' worth of personal protective equipment to protect health care workers and patients from coronavirus.

A 67-year-old woman battling lung cancer was turned away from a bingo hall in Ontario after she showed up without a mask or covering for a hole in her neck that helps her breathe. 

A likely case of coronavirus reinfection is being investigated by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, according to a new report.

California recorded its deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic in August, with 3,745 deaths, according to a report.

A positive sample detecting coronavirus in wastewater at a University of Arizona dormitory, was able to help prevent a spread of COVID-19 last week, school officials said during a press conference last Thursday.

As the Summer of COVID draws to a close, many experts fear an even bleaker fall and suggest that American families should start planning for Thanksgiving by Zoom.

Poor sperm quality has been linked to using electronic media at night, according to new research released by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

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Florida announced on Monday that the number of new coronavirus cases per day across the state has dipped under 2,000, for the first time since June 15. 

The benadryl challenge is a dangerous new fad on social media app TikTok that coaxes particiupants to take several doses of the antihistamine until they hallucinate or trip out

Face brackets, the latest coronavirus pandemic trend, has experts questioning how safe they are in protecting against SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

With nightclubs and festivals closed during the coronavirus pandemic, many have opted to use drugs during virtual raves and happy hours, according to the findings of a new study.

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that he is willing to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine in an effort to make it available as soon as possible.