The latest salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with backyard poultry have resulted in one person’s death and 86 hospitalizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported.
An AP survey found it sometimes still takes days for coronavirus test results to be returned, despite an increase in the availability of testing across the country.
As the coronavirus resurges in hotspots across the United States, health officials are doing everything they can to safeguard Americans who are most at risk of the disease.
Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus might be at greater risk for hospitalization than women who aren't pregnant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday, a change from previous guidance that found no difference between the groups with respect to infections.
For every COVID-19 case reported, 10 additional infections likely went unannounced, according to best estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When it comes to adhering to the recommended safety precautions to protect against the novel coronavirus, such as wearing a face mask and practicing social distancing, are you as diligent as you were at the start of the pandemic? If you’ve been feeling a bit fast and loose with the rules lately, you may be experiencing so-called “caution fatigue.”
Steep hospital demand for dexamethasone, which British researchers say reduces mortality by one-third among the sickest COVID-19 patients, is 'outstripping supply of the drug, reports say but hospitals’ inventories are sustaining demand for now, according to drug buyer Vizient Inc,.
The novel coronavirus sickened at least 60 University of Texas students who took a spring break trip to Mexico in March, thwarting officials’ advice to stay home and social distance, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A disease expert in New Zealand said in an interview Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak will “always be with us,” as countries across the globe deal with the threat of a second wave of infections.
U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing masks, according to a report on Wednesday.
Hawaii’s governor on Wednesday announced that the state’s 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state visitors amid the coronavirus outbreak will include a pre-travel testing option beginning Aug. 1.
As summertime brings scorching, humid days and sweat accumulates under face masks for many, top dermatologists offered advice for the best skincare practices.