Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Many children are thrilled to see their classmates’ smiles in person for the first time in two years, but others are nervous about whether it’s safe for themselves or their loved ones. Some also worry about being mocked for their…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breaks the opioid epidemic into three waves. The first wave began with the introduction of OxyContin—the highly addictive painkiller made by Purdue Pharma…

The at-home testing market is bigger than just Covid tests, and it's bigger than over-the-counter pregnancy tests.In fact, the emerging marketplace of consumer-initiated lab testing may be worth more than $2 billion by 2025, according to…

The storefront of Mark Shriner's small business, The Coffee House, in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.Courtesy: Mark ShrinerMark Shriner needed help. It was spring 2020, and his coffee shop in Lincoln, Nebraska, was at risk as the Covid-19…

Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. Omicron, the…

The latest Covid-19 wave during the busy holiday travel season caught the U.S. flat-footed when it came to one key tool in its pandemic-fighting arsenal: at-home rapid tests."In the United States, we haven't had federal guidance on how to…

The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday. Foreign nationals who are barred…

Children ages 5 to 11 will be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine after the CDC cleared Pfizer's doses for younger kids Tuesday night, allowing many parents across the U.S. to breathe a sigh of relief.CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky,…

Madeleine Strickland, 11, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as her mother Monica and brother Liam, 6, look on during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Rady's Children's hospital vaccination clinic in San…

A ten year old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on November 2, 2021.Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty ImagesYoung children with Covid antibodies due to a…