Radon, which cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers in America and kills ...

As folks travel to see loved ones for the holiday season, there’s one thing no one wants to pack — an infectious disease. But whether you have the sniffles or just want to take precautions around ...

As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...

Stone is a retired infectious disease physician, medical journalist, and author. Feinberg is professor of medicine/infectious disease and professor of behavioral medicine and psychiatry at the West ...

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Friday to shift away from a broad recommendation for Covid-19 vaccines to say that people who want one must ...

The federal government program that mailed free at-home COVID-19 tests to households is no longer active. Some insurance providers may still cover the cost of at-home tests, and free tests may be ...

As summer comes to an end, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in California. While respiratory viruses usually peak in the winter, the novel coronavirus can also surge in the warmer months.

New COVID-19 variant XFG has firmly positioned itself as the predominant strain in the United States as cases continue to crop up nationwide. Some regions of the U.S. are experiencing higher rates of ...

COVID-19 shots are no longer required for employees or children in Army child care centers, youth programs and school support services. A memo announcing the end of the coronavirus immunization ...

A special grand jury has indicted a former Orland Park man with ties to Loretto Hospital on five counts of fraud for allegedly submitting fake patient names and non-existent COVID-19 test specimens ...

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