The most common stressor related to the pandemic for the U.S. public is reading or hearing about the severity and contagiousness of COVID-19, a new survey shows.

More than half of Americans said they believe it's more important to control COVID-19's spread than reopen the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. 

Researchers have identified three biomarkers that can be measured in the blood to help clinicians predict which COVID-19 patients may die, a new study shows.

The CDC added a new loss of taste or smell to its list of COVID-19 symptoms at the end of April, and now early data from recovered patients is showing that many may not recover those senses after other symptoms of the disease disappear, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests rose slightly in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest during the week ending May 23, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report. 

Nearly 77 percent of the COVID-19 patients hospitalized from March to early April in New Orleans-based Ochsner Health's network were black, a new study shows.

The U.S. has reported 1,790,191 COVID-19 cases and 104,383 deaths as of 9 a.m. CDT June 1. Globally, there have been 6,194,508 reported cases and 372,501 deaths, while 2,656,789 people have recovered.

The U.S. has ended its relationship with the World Health Organization due to its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump said during a May 29 news conference.

Many Americans still are hesitant to visit hospitals over fears of contracting COVID-19, according to a new survey from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Three nurses discuss what people tend to misunderstand most often about the profession.

One in 10 diabetics with COVID-19 died within seven days of being hospitalized, a study of hospitals in France found.

Symptom and body temperature checks, physical barriers to maintain social distance between employees and visitors and improved ventilation are key steps to reopening office buildings safely, according to the CDC.

The U.S. has reported 1,721,926 COVID-19 cases and 101,662 deaths as of 9 a.m. CDT May 29. Globally, there have been 5,840,369 reported cases and 361,119 deaths, while 2,443,458 people have recovered.

Electrocardiography cables and lead wires are a critical component of monitoring patients in healthcare settings, but are often inadequately cleaned, which is a significant contributor to surgical-site infections, according to the American Journal of Infection Control. 

Though minutes can make all the difference in the treatment of people having strokes, many of them are seeking help at hospital and other treatment centers hours later than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.

The following hospitals were the top patient-recommended hospitals in the country, according to updated HCAHPS scores. Pennsylvania had four highly recommended hospitals, more than any other state. 

At least 20 percent of patients at these 14 hospitals said, "No, I would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital," according to the most recent HCAHPS scores.  

Hospitals can prevent adverse patient events and improve safety outcomes by easily implementing a quality management system following ST90 guidelines. 

Black COVID-19 patients are nearly three times as likely to be hospitalized as their white counterparts, a new study shows.

The overall community infection rate of the new coronavirus dropped by 58 percent after U.S. states implemented stay-at-home orders, a new analysis shows, according to an article from the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis.