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Just over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.…

Russian authorities say they have detected what is believed to be “human infection with avian influenza H5N8,” the World Health…

Covid-19 trends may be encouraging in recent weeks — but a new forecast offered a grim reminder the US is not in the clear. More than 497,500…

Meet Finn and Budgie, rabbits that are more than just lovable companions. They provide their owners with emotional support. “So many people…

Health experts have said that data so far has shown that Covid-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the…

Synthetic chemicals called phthalates are damaging children’s brain development and therefore must be immediately banned from consumer…

The United States is seeing a large decline in new Covid-19 cases — but there’s a major caveat. According to a CNN analysis of data from…

People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by…

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to retail pharmacies had just begun and Lisa Foster of Dublin, Ohio, felt like she was “playing a slot…

The US will have to work “double time” to make up for Covid-19 vaccination delays this week caused by the winter weather that has ravaged…

Food and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture and the Centers for…

The extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House…