California's rise this week to the nation's top spot in confirmed coronavirus cases -- overtaking New York -- reportedly has the Golden State's health care workers concerned about potential shortages in medical equipment, beds and hospital staffing.
Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, said demand for COVID-19 tests “continues to outpace” capacity on Monday, while citing a stabilization in specimen influx over the last week.
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, America needs to be prepared for the upcoming flu season, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn warned this week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a multi-state, partnered investigation into a rapidly growing outbreak of salmonella infections.
The U.S. coronavirus map took a turn toward aligning with population data overnight when California – the nation’s most populous state – also became No. 1 in confirmed coronavirus cases.
California surpassed 400,000 total coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with nearly 70 percent of those cases involving people under the age of 49, according to health officials.
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, but that doesn't mean protection also is gone or that it won't be possible to develop an effective vaccine.
A study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released on Tuesday claimed coronavirus cases may have been heavily underreported across the country, due to the number of patients who remained asymptomatic or did not require medical treatment.
A 13-year-old boy in California has died after experiencing symptoms of the novel coronavirus despite initially testing negative for COVID-19, his family claims.
Los Angeles County public health officials confirmed a record number of 2,232 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday. On Friday, the county reported 15 children had a potentially fatal inflammatory condition.
U.S. health officials are cracking down on fruity disposable electronic cigarettes popular with teenagers, saying the companies never received permission to sell them in the U.S.