Based on previous trends, cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like condition in children, may spike in the U.S. between August and November, a new CDC report shows.
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About two-thirds of Americans say that they are wearing a mask at all times when leaving their homes, showing that increasingly Americans are depending on masks to prevent COVID-19, a new Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index poll shows.
Milwaukee did not see a spike in COVID-19 cases after the April 7 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary, a new CDC report shows.
The COVID-19 pandemic is complicating global efforts to diagnose and treat such infectious diseases as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV, which could undermine years of progress, health experts told The New York Times.
The White House walked back comments made by Deborah Birx, MD, that COVID-19 is "extraordinarily widespread" during an Aug. 3 media briefing.
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Access to intensive care unit beds, which have become a critical resource for COVID-19 patients, varies significantly by median household income. According to new research published in Health Affairs, more low-income communities have no ICU beds than high-income communities.
Georgia has reopened a surge facility in Atlanta for new coronavirus patients as cases in the state spike.
The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for COVID-19 increased in six of 10 HHS surveillance regions the week ending July 25. However, outpatient visits for flu- or COVID-19-like illnesses decreased or remained stable in nine regions, according to the…
The U.S. has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, in which outbreaks are more widespread than in the spring, Deborah Birx, MD, told CNN Aug. 2.
U.S. infants born to teenagers in 2017-18 were more likely to die within the first year of life than infants born to women 20 or older, the CDC reports.