Flu activity continues to rise across most of the U.S., according to the CDC's FluView report published March 18.

COVID-19 deaths are falling nationwide, but eight states are still seeing higher daily death averages than recorded two weeks ago. 

Local and state public health officials faced widespread harassment in the pandemic's first year, according to a study published March 17 in the American Journal of Public Health.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. are still on the decline, but based on what is unfolding in some European countries, Anthony Fauci, MD, predicts that could soon change, Bloomberg reported March 17. 

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Federal lawmakers should consider establishing a permanent standard time, instead of daylight saving time, as the latter system is associated with potential health risks, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine said March 15.

The omicron subvariant BA.2 now accounts for about 23 percent of new cases, according to the latest estimates from the CDC. 

U.S. health officials are monitoring an unusual situation in the United Kingdom, where COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are simultaneously climbing due to the BA.2 subvariant, CNN reports. 

The number of children diagnosed with anxiety and depression increased significantly between 2016 and 2020, according to a study examining measures of children's well-being published March 14 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Coronavirus levels are rising at 38 percent of wastewater sampling sites in the U.S. that submit data to the CDC. 

COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise in several European countries, which could signal a slight rise in cases this spring in the U.S. 

A new legal opinion from the White House is allowing a company to pay people with drug addictions for staying clean, The Washington Post reported March 11. 

The nation's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases dipped below 40,000 this week, mirroring levels last seen in July 2021, CDC data shows. 

Flu activity is increasing across most of the U.S., with the highest flu test positivity levels reported in Central and South-Central states, according to the CDC's FluView report published March 11.