A new COVID-19 variant called Stratus is rapidly spreading worldwide, distinguished by one telltale early symptom that sets it apart from other strains. The emerging strain appears in two forms: XFG ...

While some have mild symptoms with COVID-19, others can have severe symptoms, resulting in hospitalization and even death.

Two new COVID-19 variants are spreading through the U.S., and medical providers in Connecticut are expecting an uptick in cases in the coming weeks. NB.1.8.1, also known as Nimbus, has become the ...

Looking for information about the FDA’s limited approval of 2025-26 COVID vaccines? Read what we know about who can get an updated COVID shot this year. Updated Aug. 27 If it feels like several people ...

(WXYZ) — Even though we usually think of them as a winter problem, summer colds are real. Hot weather often drives people indoors with air conditioning. And when ...

A year-end look at the new disease variants that emerged in 2025, from evolving COVID strains and flu subclades to mpox and chikungunya mutations, and what health experts learned from their spread.

GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, ...

Fair Haven Community Health Care distributed Covid vaccines and flu shots on October 5, 2023. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to distill ...