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U.S. health officials are pushing Americans to get vaccinated against the flu in record numbers this fall, so hospitals aren't overwhelmed with a dueling “twindemic."

A salmonella outbreak linked to peaches has expanded to 12 states with 78 illnesses, officials said.

A revised coronavirus death forecast for the United States, released Thursday, projects the nation will see a total of 317,697 virus-linked deaths by Dec. 1.

In a Thursday statement, CDC Director Robert Redfield said that anyone who "needs" a test can still get one, although not everyone who wants one should get one.

While studies amid the coronavirus pandemic have documented virus detection in heart tissues, more recent findings show the virus can invade myocytes, or cells within heart muscle tissue, too, per a new report.

The novel coronavirus may spread throughout buildings through toilets and drainpipes, according to a published report in the journal Environmental International.

An artificial pancreas system that can automatically monitor and regulate blood glucose levels in Type 1 diabetic children as young as six was found to be safe and effective, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?

Snoozing for an hour or more may raise your risk of death and heart disease, a researcher says.

UK study found Citriodiol, an ingredient found in insect repellant can kill novel coronavirus

Two coronavirus patients in Europe have been reinfected with COVID-19 in a confirmed development one scientist called “not good news,” according to a report Wednesday.

A World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Wednesday that reinfection of the novel coronavirus is “possible.”

The new antigen test is the first where results can be read directly from the testing card, the FDA said.

The novel coronavirus is believed to originate in bats, according to experts, leading the authors of a recent study to look at what other members of the animal kingdom may be at risk for getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 and potentially spreading the virus.

Anticoagulants may increase survival rates in coronavirus cases and decrease the need for intubations, according to a study released Wednesday.

HHS addressed media amid backlash of CDC's new guidelines not recommending asymptomatic individuals get tested for COVID-19 when in contact with an infected person.

Pregnant women, and those contemplating pregnancy, should avoid caffeine, according to a new review of evidence.

CDC quietly changed its recommendation saying asymptomatic people are not required to get tested if they are exposed to a COVID19-infected person.

More coronavirus cases have been linked to a Maine wedding, officials said, detailing how the virus spread to a nursing home and a jail complex more than 200 miles away.

Older men infected with the novel coronavirus are up to twice as likely to become severely sick and die as women of the same age, a new study published Wednesday suggests.