Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus still exists. A public health expert explains what Long COVID ...

A new COVID-19 variant is climbing the ranks in the United States, becoming the third-most common strain of the summer. Variant XFG, colloquially known as "Stratus," was first detected in Southeast ...

Ancient wisdom tells us that evil grows in ignorance. But worse than ignorance, as Stephen Hawking once warned, is the illusion of knowledge.

"As these viruses continue to evolve, public health officials watch carefully to see whether new strains will be more easily ...

New research finds metformin may not treat long COVID symptoms despite early promise. Learn what studies reveal about long COVID treatment and prevention.

Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 infection.

In a new study, researchers found that being hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 was linked to a 24 percent increase in later lung cancer risk. Learn how to protect yourself.

Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a human heart cell ...

A new study provides the first direct biological evidence explaining why some people continue to experience taste loss long after recovering from COVID-19.

Some individuals have experienced a loss of taste long after a COVID-19 infection has subsided. Researchers from the Swedish ...

With measles outbreaks, flu spikes, and COVID as a seasonal threat, learn key differences between these contagious diseases, symptoms, vaccine advice.

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease’s development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research indicates.