Experts are beginning to see signs of the usual summer COVID surge. They have tips on what you need to know this season. (Getty Images) It’s summer 2024, but the COVID-19 pandemic is still hanging ...

Although rates of new COVID infections have fallen since the summer’s surge, there’s a new variant in town, gearing up to fuel winter illnesses. There’s a new vaccine as well, though uptake has been ...

As new variants of the coronavirus continue to gain traction, doctors and researchers are bracing for a potential rise in cases this summer. Two of these variants, KP.3 and KP.2, now account for ...

Okay, so it seems like everyone I know has come down with COVID this summer — even the people known as NOVIDs (never had COVID before). I’ve been lucky so far. What do I need to know to protect myself ...

As you make your shopping list, plan travel, and schedule parties this holiday season, there’s something else you should add to your to-do list: making sure you’re up-to-date on the latest guidance ...

An important part of aging well is protecting ourselves from infectious disease—like COVID-19. Older adults continue to be at greater risk for severe COVID illness, hospitalization, and death due to ...

A Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is administered at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4. (Hannah Beier/Reuters) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on ...

It's not available yet, but it could lay the groundwork for faster diagnoses and, potentially, additional treatments.

“Never good when someone calls an 8 p.m. presser,” texted KUOW reporter Ann Dornfeld the evening of Friday, Feb. 28. I looked down at her message on my phone and gave my husband an apologetic look ...

It’s time for organizations to be inclusive of employees with chronic illnesses. Here’s how. by Katie Bach, Ludmila N. Praslova and Beth Pollack Before the pandemic, Dara was a research engineer, ...

It’s summer 2024, but the COVID-19 pandemic is still hanging around. And while the virus continues to evolve, it’s doing so in more predictable ways. Specifically, the expected summer uptick in ...