Woman's stomach pain turns out to be rare case of 'wandering spleen' By Nicoletta Lanese The organ shifted when ligaments around it became loose.
FDA authorizes 1st fully at-home COVID-19 test By Rachael Rettner The test, made by Lucira Health in California, requires a prescription.
Children can be stealth superspreaders of malaria to mosquitoes By Nicoletta Lanese These asymptomatic infections can undermine efforts to eliminate malaria.
Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective, company to seek FDA approval within days By Yasemin Saplakoglu The final efficacy analysis of its late-stage trial suggest Pfizer and BioNtech's vaccine is safe and effective at preventing COVID-19.
What are monoclonal antibodies? (And why do we need them?) By Rodney E. Rohde Here's why we need monoclonal antibodies to the coronavirus as well as a vaccine.
How early was the coronavirus really circulating in Italy? By Yasemin Saplakoglu A new study suggests as early as September of last year, but some experts are skeptical.
Olympic officials 'very confident' that next year's games in Tokyo will have spectators By Rachael Rettner Japan was scheduled to host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to postpone the competition until 2021.
Deadly hemorrhagic fever in Bolivia can spread between people By Rafi Letzter A deadly virus that causes fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding gums, skin rash and pain behind the eyes can now jump from one person to another.
Moderna coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, early results suggest By Yasemin Saplakoglu This comes a week after Pfizer announced similar results, providing hope that the world may soon have multiple vaccines that work effectively.
Dog ticks prefer humans as hosts when temperatures rise By Ashley P. Taylor The study researchers recruited some brave human and canine volunteers for a unique experiment.
This interactive tool figures out your COVID-19 risk of attending an event By Clare Watson Planning to attend an event but unsure of the COVID-19 risk, and if you should go at all? There's an evidence-based interactive webtool that can help.
Thanksgiving with family and friends is a bad idea, health experts warn By Yasemin Saplakoglu Both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising rapidly and exponentially, shattering records set in the spring.
Teen contracts 'hot tub lung' from indoor swimming pool By Mindy Weisberger Bacteria carried by humidity from a family's indoor swimming pool sent a teen boy to the emergency room with severe breathing difficulties.
Wearing a cloth face mask protects you and others from getting COVID-19, CDC says By Rachael Rettner Cloth face masks offer two-way protection, benefitting both the wearer and those around them.
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready for all Americans by April, Fauci says By Yasemin Saplakoglu This comes on the the tail of Pfizer's announcement that its experimental coronavirus vaccine may be more than 90% effective in preventing an infection.
Restaurants and gyms drove COVID-19 transmission this spring By Rachael Rettner Restaurants were the riskiest venues for transmission, followed by gyms, coffee shops and hotels.
Evictions would raise COVID-19 risk for everyone By Nicoletta Lanese Lifting eviction moratoriums would raise the risk of COVID-19 transmission for everyone.
Denmark halts plan to cull 17 million mink over coronavirus infections By Nicoletta Lanese Some still argue that culling would be best for public health and animal welfare.
'Diseases of despair' on the rise across the US By Yasemin Saplakoglu The U.S. has also been facing another deadly, but less visible, public health crisis.
