President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

Massachusetts General Hospital study links healthy plant-based foods with lower risks of getting of COVID-19 and of having severe disease after infection.

A lot has happened since the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. A portrait in data highlights trends in everything from case counts, to research publications, to variant spread.

A critical care doctor brings a frontlines perspective to the frustration of dealing firsthand with vaccine hesitancy and discusses the limitations of science and medicine.

The COVID-19 pandemic and a growing global refugee crisis have shone a light on the ever-increasing need for new approaches to mental health treatment.

Although stretched thin and imperfect, health care workers do our best for everyone who needs us, regardless of the personal choices people have made.

Understanding that pandemics like COVID-19 and the Spanish flu aren't so rare should raise priority efforts to prevent and control them, says William Pan.

Results show infection rates increase across communities; individuals in low-income areas and those in poor health are at highest risk.

Despite its ability to transmit more easily and puncture vaccine defenses, the delta variant is no superbug. It is vulnerable to masking, distancing, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions, lessons from delta outbreaks overseas show.

Large-scale video campaign allowed physicians and public health messengers to encourage staying home over the 2020 holidays.