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Whooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about symptoms and spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as…
Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including…
COVID-19 raises the stakes for heart attacks, strokes, and even death long after infection, new study finds
Practically from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and medical experts feared–and often loudly warned–that the virus wasn’t like…
Salaries in New York City’s securities industry fell for a second consecutive year in 2023 as profits retreated from highs…
Chances are you also received the above immunizations and more in a single visit to your pediatrician. Getting multiple vaccines…
Pfizer stock surges 3% after activist Starboard takes $1 billion stake, taps former execs
A global pandemic propelled Pfizer’s stock to record highs after the company delivered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, but the…
Two lines appear on the test card, 15 minutes after you’ve swabbed the depths of your nostrils and swirled the…
I was sure it was just a summer cold. I’d developed a sore throat one evening in late July, halfway…
Bill Gates sees another pandemic in the cards within the next 30 years. Disease experts say it’s not if but when.
The COVID pandemic was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, disagrees. He…
Will the XEC COVID variant bring a fall wave of infections? What to know about symptoms and spread
Fall begins Sunday and with the change of seasons, a new COVID subvariant that started circulating in Europe over the…