public health

What is a "close contact," really? How long do antibodies last? Here's the latest.
Flu season is just getting started, and misinformation about influenza and the coronavirus is already swirling.
US President Trump held a fundraiser and mingled with the crowd hours before revealing he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Thakran, who lost her brother to suicide, says we can make a change only when we educate ourselves on mental health concerns and learn to be vulnerable.
Here's how the coronavirus pandemic measures we're taking stack up against influenza.
Doctors and professors reveal what's troubling them at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic — from people ignoring face mask advice to testing delays.
Health experts break down the risks of going to restaurants, the dentist, hotels and more.
India on Sunday reported a 24-hour record surge of 38,902 new cases, taking the country’s total to 1,077,618.
Masks could be a "substitute" for some lockdown measures, researchers at Goldman Sachs say.
"The Ebola outbreak is in some ways a looking glass into the future of life with ― and possibly after ― COVID-19."