The CDC on Feb. 4 added U.S. wastewater data to it's COVID-19 data tracker website.
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People with COVID-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms, with some symptoms appearing more often for different variants of the virus.
The nation's seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths ticked up slightly this week after jumping 25 percent the week prior, according to the CDC's COVID data tracker weekly review published Feb. 4.
Children's Hospital Colorado urged parents to check on their children's mental health as the hospital reports a sharp increase in the number of mental health crises among adolescents, The Denver Gazette reported Feb. 3.
Flu activity has dropped in recent weeks, but sporadic activity continues across the U.S., according to the CDC's FluView report published Feb. 4.
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Nationwide, COVID-19 cases have decreased 52 percent over the last two weeks, with only one state still reporting rising daily cases, according to The New York Times.
Scientists in New York City have repeatedly detected "cryptic lineages" of the coronavirus in wastewater samples for the past year, The New York Times reported Feb. 3.
Millions of Americans contracted COVID-19 amid the omicron-driven surge, spurring hope that national immunity would shore up and help prevent additional surges in the future. However, infection-induced immunity from omicron may not persist long enough to build a sufficient immunity…
From Alabama to Wyoming, we asked a healthcare leader in the most populous city in every state to name the most pressing health concern facing their patients. Then we asked what they were doing about it.
A panel of experts assembled by the Biden Administration found not all cases of "Havana Syndrome" — a mysterious illness first identified in 2016 — could be explained by stress or psychosomatic reactions. The panel concluded some incidents could have…