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Bob Powderly was enjoying his swimming pool last August when he contracted a potentially fatal mosquito borne disease.

As of Aug. 3, 7.3% of all reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States were among children, according to data obtained by the CDC. Children comprise roughly 22% of the U.S. population. 

A Texas newborn who contracted the novel coronavirus while in her mother’s womb is believed to be the first such case in the U.S., according to multiple reports.

Massachusetts health officials over the weekend announced a second person in the state has contracted a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus. 

The common cold is a type of coronavirus, health experts say, so can it prevent you from getting COVID-19 or a severe case of novel coronavirus?

When the coronavirus emerged in the U.S. this year, public health officials and advocates for the homeless feared the virus would rip through shelters and tent encampments, ravaging vulnerable people who often have chronic health issues.

According to a recently published report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico continues to have the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the country.

A myriad of new studies have revealed signs of strong and lasting immunity in people who developed a mild coronavirus infection, according to a report on Sunday.

SalivaDirect is a simple, affordable, and less invasive testing method that has been found to yield similar outcomes to the traditional nasal swab test. 

As the option of elective surgeries has been restored amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans stuck at home and on Zoom video meetings are increasingly heading to cosmetic surgeons. 

As a part of the Florida High School Athletic Association's approval for their season, coaches will have to make a "COVID waiver form" available to schools as well as take a COVID-19 training course through the National Federation of High Schools. 

Hear her, a national campaign to raise awareness of warning signs of pregnancy complications was launched by the CDC

reports explain the difference between N95 and KN95 masks

A massive antibody study found that 3.4 million people in England, or 6% of the country’s population, were already infected with coronavirus by late July.

A particular heart condition linked to the novel coronavirus is a growing concern for college athletes.

An emergency room doctor says the novel coronavirus is a "frightening echo" of a flu pandemic from over 100 years ago.

While excess deaths during the peak of the 1918 flu in NYC exceeded those in the first two months of the city's COVID-19 pandemic, a new study said the figures were “comparable.”

Concerned you could contract the novel coronavirus from food or food packaging? No need for such fears, said the World Health Organization (WHO) this week.

New research has boiled down the most probable order in which COVID-19 symptoms first appear.

Michigan on Thursday reported 1,121 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, marking a new daily high in almost three months, per the AP.