Tense decision-making as CDC joins FDA in recommending Pfizer booster shot for 65 & up, people at high risk and those with occupational exposure to COVID-19
Following the recommendations of its vaccine advisory committee, the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use aut
States are making it harder to sue nursing homes over COVID-19: Why immunity from lawsuits is a problem
The coronavirus has devastated nursing homes across the country, killing tens of thousands of vulnerable older Americans
Is it safe to visit your mother on Mother's Day? A doctor offers a decision checklist
As a physician, mother, daughter and socially responsible human, I’m finding Mother’s Day to be complicated for me this
COVID-19 costs could push hospitals to rethink billions of dollars in wasted supplies
The United States spends more on health care than any other nation. What many people don’t realize is that a large porti
Genomic surveillance: What it is and why we need more of it to track coronavirus variants and help end the COVID-19 pandemic
“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the world of public health
Political orientation predicts science denial – here's what that means for getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19
Vaccine refusal is a major reason COVID-19 infections continue to surge in the U.S. Safe and effective vaccines have bee
Here's why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors even if you've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Vaccinated people need to mask up again, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On July 27, 2
After India's brutal coronavirus wave, two-thirds of population has been exposed to SARS-CoV2
Cases of COVID-19 are surging around the world, but the course of the pandemic varies widely country to country. To prov
COVID-19 reveals how obesity harms the body in real time, not just over a lifetime
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer
279,700 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic year
The Conversation, CC BY-NDThe number of deaths in the United States through September 2020 is at least 10% and likely 13
