Category: Washington Post

Monica Bertagnolli learned just before Thanksgiving she had early-stage breast cancer, which is considered treatable and has a high survival rate.

More than 3,500 Americans have died from long covid-related illness in the first 30 months of the pandemic, according to a death certificate analysis by the CDC.

The effort is the first to show that a cancer vaccine using messenger RNA may be effective.

The comedian said women’s pain is often dismissed or ignored as she discussed her diagnosis of endometriosis, which can lead to chronic pain and infertility.

The CDC says older people need better protection, so they should try to find one of these three shots: Fluzone High-Dose, Fluad or Flublok.

Women are more than three times more likely than men to develop urinary tract infections.

Anthony S. Fauci, a public face of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, said he’s alarmed by the harassment of his wife and children.

The youngest Americans will have access to variant-targeting boosters already available to older children and adults.

For pro bodybuilders, biggest is best onstage. Steroid use is rampant. But creating that bulk can disrupt nearly every system in the body.

The board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it will remain flexible in case of pandemic developments next year.