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The coronavirus pandemic might have a silver lining.

Moderna, the first company to launch large-scale clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, has enrolled minorities at levels more than three times lower than those requested by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Not enough Blacks and Latinos are participating in US vaccine trials for a coronavirus vaccine, but CNN en Español Medical Correspondent Dr. Elmer Huerta hopes to change their minds.

The CDC updated its guidelines for schools to operate during the coronavirus pandemic

What is stuttering and why do some people, such as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, have the condition? Here's a primer on a medical condition no one should be laughing at.

A 6-year-old girl from Hillsborough County became the youngest person to die from coronavirus complications in Florida, health officials said.

Immunity to the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 offers both promise and peril.

The Trump administration has determined that the US Food and Drug Administration will no longer review certain laboratory tests, including those used to detect Covid-19, according to an announcement from the US Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on Native American communities. The incidence of Covid-19 cases among American Indians and Alaska Natives was 3.5 times that among White people, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As young Americans with chronic diseases return to college, they are taking precautions to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic. They hope society will, too.

Binge drinking, vaping, texting while driving and forgoing condoms are just a few of the many ways America's teens took risks last year, the CDC says.

More than 52,000 water guns which are sold only at Target are being recalled by Hasbro, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a notice.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for schools Friday as children across the country return to the classroom.

States across the US are now seeing a decline in coronavirus cases, a US top official said this week, though he warned things could quickly change again if Americans aren't careful.

White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, confirmed to CNN that he had surgery Thursday morning to remove a polyp on his vocal cord.

The more children are exposed to pollution, the more the risk that they will develop asthma for the first time, a large study has found.

Doctors warn risk of wildfire smoke could worsen Covid-19 symptoms, and say cotton masks won't protect you from smoke.

A State Department review of the Trump administration's policy to bar funding for foreign nonprofits that perform or promote abortions found it has also affected efforts to treat tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and to deliver nutritional assistance, among other programs, and has had significant impact in sub-Saharan Africa.

With parents spending more time with their children than usual due to the Covid-19 pandemic, their need for discipline that works is greater than ever. Fortunately, there are some proven techniques.

A plan to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in 2021 has won final approval from authorities in the Florida Keys, despite the objection of many local residents and a coalition of environmental advocacy groups.