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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Human cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus are on the rise in North Dakota, with the severity of symptoms resulting in some hospitalizations, according to state health ...

Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalisation for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic's long-term health effects.Around half of patients dischar

Around 77% of Americans are ready for their next shot, a poll found.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to meats like prosciutto and salami have been reported in 17 states, sickening dozens and hospitalizing at least 12 people.

MONROE,La-(KTVE/KARD) The FDA has decided to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. This is the first vaccine to be FDA approved, but will this approval motivate more people to become vaccinated? Monroe resident Joseph Turner says he plans on getting

Ivermectin has been touted on social media as a treatment for COVID-19, but the drug has not been approved to treat the disease in humans. In response to some people's usage of the livestock drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged the

The seven-day average for new daily COVID-19 infections has surpassed 100,000 in the U.S., returning to levels not seen since the winter surge.

One expert says if symptoms are mild, you could confuse your illness for allergies.

The Covid-19 vaccine has become so polarizing that some people in Missouri are getting inoculated in secret for fear of backlash from their friends and family who oppose vaccination, a doctor told CNN Wednesday.

Use these helpful tools to figure out what's really causing all that cramping, bloating and gas -- and get rid of it for good.

"You can just wake up in a hospital and then later find out you owe them $150,000," Phil Gaimon said.

Pfizer's vaccine initially protects people 100% of the time against hospitalization, but that falls to low 90% and mid-to-high 80% after 6 months, Bourla said.

Pfizer shared limited data suggesting that a third dose of its original COVID-19 vaccine may "strongly" boost protection against the delta variant.

The quality of the mask does matter. So if you can get your hands on a KN95 or N95 mask, that’s going to afford you a lot more protection." The agency also warns that about 60% of KN95 masks in the U.S. are counterfeit, and do not meet National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Health officials possess evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in several facilities. The "superbug" outbreaks have been reported at a nursing home in the nation's capital and in two Texas hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and P

People infected with COVID-19 continue to produce antibodies against the virus for up to nine months, whether or not they experienced symptoms, a study published Monday by Nature Communications found.

Vaccinations in the country have slowed to a trickle, and the gap between the most and least vaccinated counties continues to widen. That's left...

Health experts find the COVID-19 vaccine is much needed now.

The VAERS website released its weekly numbers on Friday. There are now 11,140 reported deaths from the COVID vaccine in the United States. This is up from 9,125 reported deaths from the COVID-19 vaccinations total from last week. The number of deaths link

Australia went more than six months with almost no covid-19 cases and zero deaths, but is now battling an outbreak of the delta variant amid low vaccination rates