Katie Shepherd

Some chronically ill women face questions about critical medications that could be used to end a pregnancy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Thursday that children ages 5 to 11 get a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to boost their immunity as cases and hospitalizations tick upwards in many pockets of the United …

Households can now order eight additional tests, boosting supplies ahead of possible summer and fall surges.

Scientists turn their attention to finding the rare individuals who have not yet contracted the coronavirus.

That number is more than double the official toll because it includes excess deaths from other causes largely attributable to overburdened health systems.

Are pit bulls aggressive? Golden retrievers great with kids? Not necessarily, researchers found, with breed alone explaining very little about dog behavior and personality.

It is too soon to predict how far the new subvariants might spread and how sick they might make people, experts said.

The number of syphilis and gonorrhea cases increased in 2020, even as screening clinics closed and people put off regular doctor visits, according to an annual report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.

Public health officials in Philadelphia announced on Monday that the city’s indoor mask mandate would return beginning April 18 because coronavirus cases in the city are once again on the rise.

Federal officials authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines for people 50 and older and immunocompromised people over age 12. Here’s what you need to know.