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Elon Musk, also known as the creator of the Tesla electric car line, says he took four tests for coronavirus after having cold-like symptoms. The results provided more confusion than clarity.

The news: There have been increasing numbers of anecdotal reports of a link between surviving covid-19 and developing mental health problems in recent months. Now we have some numbers to back those reports up. A new study, published in Lancet Psychiatry,

The Infectious Diseases Society of America tells MarketWatch that it supports Biden's 'laudable' plans to combat COVID-19.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 7,436,278 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 39,548 from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 361 to 209,560.

A CDC study recently identified restaurants, gyms, and offices as particularly risky places to go in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The study found that 40.9% of coronavirus patients went t...

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an updated guidance on Monday said COVID-19 can spread through airborne transmission, a month after it took down a similar warning.

The CDC released a report describing a "multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults" or (MIS-A), months after a similar condition was reported in children.

Guest post by Col. Lawrence Sellin (Ret.) Dr. Li-Meng Yan, who investigated the origin of the COVID-19 virus during the initial outbreak in Wuhan China as a medical researcher in Hong Kong, has now provided unequivocal evidence that the virus was not of n

Li-Meng Yan, who claims to be a former researcher from Hong Kong, says the virus was built by manipulating the genetic material of two bat coronaviruses.

A coronavirus whistleblower who fled Hong Kong in April to escape persecution from the Chinese government said in recent interviews that she has evidence China lied about human-to-human transmissio...

New study finds teens who have used e-cigarettes just once are seven times more likely to get the virus

A new poll has found that the coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young adults in the United States

Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, warned Thursday that the U.S. should prepare for a difficult few months in the fight against COVID-19 as flu season approaches.

The agency dropped its previous recommendation to test everyone who’s come into close contact with a person infected with Covid-19 — even those who don’t have symptoms. “Everyone who wants a test does not necessarily need a test,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said in a statement late Wednesday.

Former Republican presidential candidate and Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain has died of complications from coronavirus, a spokesman announced on his website Thursday morning.

The United States recorded more than 1,100 deaths from COVID-19 for the third day in a row on Thursday, as the outbreak strained hospitals in California, Florida and Texas, according to a Reuters tally.

It’s Sunday night, around 8pm, when your ten-year-old tells you she has a sore throat. She doesn’t have any other symptoms, and feels OK. You tell her “let’s see how you feel in the morning” and she happily goes off to sleep.

The head of the World Health Organization warned Monday that despite months of governments battling the coronavirus pandemic, "the worst is yet to come." What are the details? During a virtual news conference, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom G

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A recalled bagged salad distributed to a dozen Midwestern states by grocery stores has sickened 122 people in seven states and sent 19 to the hospital, the U.S Centers for...

The FDA this week approved a new coronavirus testing kit for home use from Quest Diagnostics. Users will be able to take a swab from their nostril and send in the sample for quick analysis. The com...