"As these viruses continue to evolve, public health officials watch carefully to see whether new strains will be more easily spread or cause more severe disease, and they are continuously testing to ...

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...

Earlier this month, major U.S. medical groups asked a federal judge to block the administration from implementing new guidance that cuts the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children and ...

Adults with prepandemic respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, and recurrent upper respiratory infections, are significantly more likely to develop long COVID after a mild-to-moderate ...

Cut off from established pathways for managing a chronic illness, many Vermonters with long Covid have reported living in a sort of permanent limbo. They have faced stigma and disbelief from loved ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois health officials reported 3,667 new COVID-19 cases and 87 deaths Tuesday. This comes as Illinois officials announced that Region 8 (DuPage and Kane counties) and Region 9 ...

With measles outbreaks, flu spikes, and COVID as a seasonal threat, learn key differences between these contagious diseases, symptoms, vaccine advice.

Most people who contract COVID-19 recover from their symptoms within days or weeks. However, for some people, the illness turns from a viral infection into a long-term chronic condition called long ...