Public Health

The rapid emergence of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has many questioning whether they should rethink their holiday travel plans.

A new poll finds that the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have been especially hard for younger Americans, particularly when it comes to their education and social lives.

As the U.S. heads into midterm elections, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of lives.

There's a lot we don't know about the new COVID variant. Many people are wondering if they can fly and go to holiday parties and restaurants — or should just hide out.

With omicron on everyone’s minds, people are concerned about breakthrough infections. How do you proceed if you think you’ve had one?

An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Biden.

New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant.

A 30-year-old man has tested positive for the new variant, the city Health Department announced Friday.

Some GOP members call the restrictions “tyranny.” Others comply. In the end all get down to business.

At least 23 states have laws on the books that would likely ban abortions if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, including Ohio and West Virginia.

The news came a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the variant had been detected in California.

Camden County officials are working to stop the spread of both COVID and the flu.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials members are preparing for the worst with the latest variant, while hoping for the best.

For now, the extra-contagious delta variant continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses.