Fox Health

A child in Los Angeles County has died after suffering the coronavirus-linked multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), marking the first such death in the county since the pandemic began. 

Just days after Alabama surpassed 2,000 coronavirus hospitalizations for the first time since the pandemic began, one hospital official in the state said that less than 10% of intensive care unit (ICU) beds remain available to those in need. 

The Australian government has bailed on orders for 51 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine candidate in early testing after participants received false-positive results for HIV. 

An advisory committee member said the Food and Drug Administration may decide on Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine emergency use authorization application as early as Saturday.

The end of the coronavirus pandemic is finally within sight, White House's coronavirus testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

Even for ICU workers for whom death is a constant — and never more so than this year — witnessing the loss of a fellow human being to the virus can be a churn of emotions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday formally granted emergency approval for Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine candidate, officially paving the way for widespread distribution of the long-awaited vaccine that is recommended to go to health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities first. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working toward quickly finalizing and issuing emergency approval for Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine candidate, according to top FDA officials.

Follow for the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.

A California pediatric nurse who participated in a trial of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine candidate told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Thursday that she woke up with a fever of 104.9 degrees after receiving the second of two shots in the trial.

An FDA advisory committee voted in favor of granting Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine emergency use authorization.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Thursday to endorse the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, clearing the way for FDA leaders to authorize emergency mass distribution amid an ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases across the country.

The World Health Organization has released the top 10 causes of death across the globe in 2019.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, health officials both at a federal and state level urged the public to get the flu shot this year in an effort to prevent hospitalizations from the seasonal illness on top of those due to COVID-19.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter, at-home coronavirus test kit for consumers on Wednesday.

A top health official in Los Angeles, Calif., fought back tears when speaking of the impact the novel coronavirus has had on the community. 

Following Canada’s approval on Wednesday for Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, officials are eyeing a rollout of initial doses next week.

In a grim update on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted that the U.S. could see some 362,000 coronavirus deaths by Jan. 2. 

A Tennessee-based pharmaceutical company announced Wednesday that it is “voluntarily recalling” two drugs – one that treats erectile dysfunction, the other depression – after a “product mix-up” that resulted in the medications being "inadvertently packaged together" when they were bottled at a third-party facility. 

While the first blood test detecting Alzheimer’s disease made headlines last week when it landed on the market, researchers say pairing the tool with forthcoming tests may offer more accurate diagnostics.