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Moderate or vigorous physical activity is greater than three times more beneficial to a person's health than walking, according to new research. 

Mild cases of COVID-19 could also leave a lasting impact on the human brain, according to a recent study.

COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant women remain low this month despite the risk of severe illness from the disease.

Vaccinated older adults are far more worried about the virus than the unvaccinated and far likelier to take precautions, according to a new poll.

Diet soda and drinks that contain the artificial sweetener sucralose may increase food cravings and appetite in women and people who are obese, researchers say. 

The number of monthly prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug ivermectin surged amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a claims analysis which suggested a sharp increase in off-label use.

A rare brain-eating amoeba infected and killed a child in Texas earlier this month. 

Early adulthood depression was associated with cognitive impairment and faster cognitive decline, according to a new study building on dementia research.

An Illinois man died this month in the state's first human case of rabies since the 1950s, according to health officials on Tuesday.

The error comes as children under 12 remain ineligible for the vaccine, though Pfizer-BioNTech has submitted clinical trial data from a COVID-19 vaccine study among kids ages 5-11 to the FDA

Most additional doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine administered roughly six months after the primary series resulted in mild to moderate side effects, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Tuesday. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a rare public safety alert warning Americans of an "alarming increase" in deadly fake prescription pills containing fentanyl flooding the country. 

Regular use of steroid nasal sprays afforded COVID-19 patients protection against virus-related hospitalization, ICU admission and death, the Cleveland Clinic announced Tuesday.

Higher fruit and vegetable intake was linked with greater mental well-being scores among secondary schoolchildren, according to a new study based out of the U.K.

A fully vaccinated Michigan couple died one minute apart from COVID-19 on Sunday after coming down with the virus earlier this month, a report said.

Looking to partake in Halloween festivities this year? Celebrate outdoors, limit crowds and trick-or-treat in small groups, says Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

According to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), the salmonella outbreak, from an unknown food source, has infected nearly 280 people.

U.S. health authorities’ move last week to authorize and recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals who received a second dose six months ago has left about 20 million Americans eligible, according to Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 response coordinator.

The life expectancy of American men dropped by more than two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found.

Pfizer initiated a Phase 2/3 study of an investigational oral antiviral with a low dose of ritonavir to prevent COVID-19 illness, the company announced Monday.