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A PCR test detects the actual genetic material of the virus and involves a step that amplifies the presence of any material ...

With fall, and by extension, respiratory illness season, underway, COVID-19 cases have continued to fluctuate nationwide. Some regions of the United States are experiencing "very high" and "high" ...

Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long ...

Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and ...

COVID cases spiked in the U.S. in early September, according to recent data from the CDC. But getting a COVID vaccine isn’t as easy as it was even a year ago, due to changing vaccine guidelines and ...

Editor's Note: After this story was published, the CDC said in a press release that Acting Director Jim O'Neill approved the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made at ...

There are few more divisive issues in medicine today than the topic of vaccines. Until COVID, most Americans were glad to have their children vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, HepB, ...

Getting a COVID shot in Florida has been tricky in the last few months amid changing guidelines. Here's what to know now.

A US study has found that children born to mothers infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy face a higher risk of ...