Alaskapox was discovered in 2015 and has generally only caused mild illness – until now.

Vaccine policies fall on a spectrum, from mandates to recommendations. Deciding what to use and when is not so much a science but a balancing act between personal autonomy and public good.

Medical folk wisdom is the complex problem health professionals can’t afford to ignore.

Researchers found that people with a specific gene variant were two to eight times more likely to not have symptoms after infection.

There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or both.

You’d be surprised how far back the roots of anti-vaccine arguments stretch.

The new bivalent boosters against COVID-19 have failed to halt omicron infections. However, new technologies are being developed that pave a way forward.

A new study finds that misdirected immune responses can persist for months in those who are suffering from long COVID-19.

Face masks are still an effective way to help stop the spread of the BA.5 subvariant.

According to a letter from Biden’s doctor, the president has a runny nose, mild fatigue and a slight cough. The letter also noted that Biden began taking an antiviral drug the morning he tested positive.