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More state leaders acted to strike down mask mandates on Thursday, citing a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

A Kansas woman's death last March has been attributed to an allergic reaction to the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, an autopsy has confirmed, according to reports.

The nationwide nursing shortage is hitting small communities hardest. And, it's because when it comes to recruiting, small communities just can't compete. This forces hospital staff to stop offering some procedures and work several jobs at once.

Novavax announced Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine proved safe and effective in a study of 12- to 17-year-olds.

Choosing legumes over red meat could help increase a person's life expectancy by more than a decade, according to researchers.

Several states announced Wednesday that they would ease mask mandates as the surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to show signs of slowing.

The set of circumstances that reportedly killed popular comedian and TV actor Bob Saget last month are not uncommon, according to health officials.

Any infection with COVID-19—regardless of severity—seems to increase the risk of heart ailments for survivors, according to a new study that one researcher called “stunning.”

A significant uptick in MIS-C cases, a rare inflammatory condition that occurs in some children after a COVID infection

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday that right now is not the time for state and local leaders to end COVID-19 restrictions.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Pacific Northwest are reportedly declining, as case numbers continue to fall.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser for President Biden, said in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. is almost past the “full-blown” pandemic phase of the coronavirus and said he hopes that all virus-related restrictions could wind down in a few months.

When New York City’s COVID-19 rates spiked last December due to the emerging omicron variant, humans weren’t the only mammals affected.

Increasing the number of hours of sleep could help adults to lose weight, according to researchers.

Research has reportedly identified a spike in cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome," over the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

More states are reporting a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations this week, as a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant shows signs of easing.

U.S. health officials are considering new changes to vaccine guidance that would lengthen the amount of time between doses in order to lower the risk of heart inflammation for immunocompromised people.

Young people from ages of 10 to 24 years old may have lost greater than 1 million years of life from 2015 to 2019, according to a recent JAMA Pediatrics artic

An unvaccinated father in New Brunswick, Canada, lost custody of his children, including an immunocompromised 10-year-old after a judge ruled in favor of the mother late last month, according to reports.

A recent controversial Johns Hopkins metanalysis reignites a discussion about the adverse consequences of lockdowns after finding they had no significant mortality benefit during the first wave of the 2020 pandemic in the United States and Europe