Health

A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19

At least a quarter of the coronavirus deaths in the United States were among nursing home residents, a new report said, a disclosure that came as restrictions eased Monday from Asia to Europe to the United States even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.

More than two months after the staff of Shady Oaks Assisted Living in Bristol, Connecticut, moved into the home at the peak of the coronavirus surge to keep the residents isolated from illness, most of the caregivers will leave for the first time this weekend. The home, according to its owner, remains COVID-free.

One reason why measles — a notoriously contagious disease — is so difficult to contain is because its infectious viral particles can linger in the air for up to two hours. Can the coronavirus do the same? It’s a question health officials appear to be grappling with: On Thursday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said peo...

Although every state is looking for ways to reopen and restart the economy, the U.S. leads the world in both coronavirus cases and fatalities, with over 1.7 million cases and over 104,000 deaths, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.

U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall versions of a popular diabetes drug due to contamination with an ingredient linked to cancer

More than two months into the coronavirus pandemic, wearing a cloth mask has become a way of life for many Americans. Public health experts recommend them to prevent the wearer from spreading any illness they may be carrying unknowingly, but many mask vendors are touting methods that offer extra protection. Filters, which can mi...

With new U.S. economic numbers highlighting the rough road ahead for a hoped-for rebound, President Donald Trump took aim at the World Health Organization and China, blaming both for their roles in the pandemic’s devastation

More than 41 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the start of the coronavirus pandemic two months ago, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition

The U_N_ chief has warned the largest gathering of world leaders since the coronavirus pandemic began that it will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world.”

More than 80% of the passengers and crew infected with coronavirus on an expedition cruise ship did not show any symptoms, raising questions about the true prevalence of “silent” infections, according to a peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in Thorax. The three researchers said their findings emphasize the need for accurate global da...

A new study shows patients taking Remdesivir — an experimental drug found to work against the new coronavirus — may not need to take it as long as previously thought, suggesting more patients could be treated with it. The international study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found there’s no significant differ...