The summer uptick underscores the importance of getting vaccinated, he added. But it’s unclear how widely available updated COVID vaccines might be this year.

Hurricane Erin may not be forecast to make landfall, but the sprawling Category 2 storm is still going to impact much of the East Coast as it tracks north this week. On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency to prepare for the life-threatening rip currents and storm surge expected to affect the coastal region.

COVID-19 infection appears to cause women's blood vessels to age prematurely, potentially increasing their risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women infected with COVID-19 experienced about five additional years of blood vessel aging,

New data from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services shows cases of the virus have jumped significantly in the past few weeks: 969 cases have been reported this month through Aug. 21. That figure stood at 216 in June, but then jumped to 480 cases in July.

Covid-19 was less deadly. But two recent books argue that it, too, had far-reaching and unexpected consequences. It fed a global surge in inflation, a breakdown of trust in experts and an aggravation of political polarisation. Before covid, few scientists ...

If you’re in good health and plan to get a Covid shot this fall, you might end up with an unwelcome surprise: a bill

The NHS Worcestershire Royal Hospital was criticised by inspectors for using a set of fridges in a car park to store bodies - hospital bosses said they were installed to cope with 'growing demand'

Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.