Health & Science

CDC officials said disruptions to schools and health-care during the Covid pandemic are largely responsible for the decline in vaccination rates.

While annual adjustments in various costs may not involve huge dollar amounts, it’s worth making sure you know how they impact your health-care budget.

Scientists are transforming pig livers to look and act like human ones, part of a quest to ease the nation’s organ shortage.

Merck and Moderna plan to begin the next phase of the study in 2023 and expand its use against additional kinds of tumors.

The U.S. organ donation system is designed to save as many lives as possible without wasting organs, but some inequalities do raise questions of fairness.

Lyme is a growing problem, with cases rising and warming weather helping ticks expand their habitat.

Polio is the state of paralysis caused by the highly contagious poliovirus. Here’s what you need to know to protect your family.

A California man says he tested positive for COVID-19 and was diagnosed with monkeypox at the same time.

Singer Justin Bieber announced on Instagram Friday that he has Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a diagnosis more commonly seen in older adults that’s left him partially paralyzed in the face.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a serious condition that can cause permanent hearing loss and facial weakness. Justin Bieber has recently spoken out about this virus causing his break from performing. Here’s some important things to know about the condition that has partially paralyzed the Canadian pop singer’s face.

Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs.

Burns, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19, last met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning.

However, Biden said the U.S. currently has enough vaccine supply to ensure people ages 50 and older can get their fourth doses.

Johnson & Johnson’s new CEO Joaquin Duato says in his first interview that AI in medicine will lead to innovations including real-time surgery decisions.

The U.S. airplane and airport mask mandate will likely be lifted on April 18 or “shortly thereafter,” according to Delta’s chief health officer.

President Joe Biden will give an update on the U.S. fight against Covid-19 and receive his second vaccine booster shot.

Dr. Peter Marks said the U.S. might need to switch to a different vaccine that targets specific variants of Covid.

The more contagious omicron subvariant, BA.2, is now the dominant version of Covid in the U.S., at nearly 55% of sequenced Covid cases, according to the CDC.

The CDC and FDA made the decision without consulting their committees of independent vaccine experts.

Hong Kong intends to ease a travel ban on flights from nine countries, including the U.S. and U.K. and Australia from April 1.