While firearm death rates were higher overall among young people living in states with loose gun laws, gun-related deaths were concentrated in socially vulnerable communities across the U.S.
A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the COVID-19 virus jumped from animals to humans.
Scientific safety has re-emerged as a high-stakes global issue after the U.S. suggested it had intelligence showing a lab leak was the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The scenario echoes the pandemic’s early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public.
Experts say it’s still unclear whether the updated shots are any better than earlier versions at preventing hospitalization and severe illness.
After more than a decade of research, the Abbott Laboratories test is being used for the first time in a real-world setting to evaluate patients at Tampa General Hospital in Florida.
The emergency declaration in the U.S. will free up federal funding for health agencies and can also fast-track the development and shipment of therapeutics and diagnostics.
COVID-19 forced governments to revamp their pandemic response programs. Now monkeypox is putting those upgrades to the test — and they’re falling short.
Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that usually begins with flu-like symptoms before progressing to a rash.
U.S. COVID-19 trends have largely trailed those in Europe and the U.K. by a few weeks, and coronavirus cases are on the rise again in most of the Europe.
