With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising around the country, hospitals may soon have to decide which patients can be treated in the ICUs. Coronavirus cases have been rising over the past month. On Thursday, daily cases hit a new high, with more than 87,000 cases. Many parts of the United States are seeing record numbers […]

In 2019, around 115 million Americans traveled during the holiday season. This year, that number is expected to drastically drop. But some people are still traveling — even planning to fly home for the holidays. We talked to experts about what you should know about traveling this holiday season. The holidays are typically the busiest […]

Even after a vaccine is approved, there could be delays in getting the vaccine to Americans. Health officials will need enough supplies that could end up in short supply, like vials, syringes, and PPE. Additionally, they may need specialized cold storage units and safe locations where the vaccine can be administered to hundreds of millions […]

Parents who regularly disregard COVID-19 safety measures may unknowingly be influencing their children to do the same with the example they set. As children return to in-person learning at school, following safety guidelines is a requirement they’ll need to embrace in order to participate. Students resisting safety measures in school may result in undue stress […]

People who said they frequently used public transportation were more than four times as likely to have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Those who said they practiced strict outdoor social distancing were just a tenth as likely to have tested positive. The key to limiting exposure is to limit the amount of time in places where […]

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel is the vice provost for global initiatives and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s also a special adviser to the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Emanuel was the founding chair of the department of bioethics […]

The CDC and the World Health Organization say there’s no evidence to suggest people could catch the coronavirus from handling food, even fresh fruits and vegetables. Experts also say it’s unlikely people will develop COVID-19 from packaged food. The CDC advises people to not wipe down cardboard or plastic packaging with disinfectants designed for hard […]

Researchers are only starting to learn how early symptoms of COVID-19 and the seasonal flu can be differentiated in children. With flu season expected to start in October, parents could soon be trying to decipher if a sick child has the flu or COVID-19, which could necessitate a quarantine or trip to their doctor. Experts […]

During the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, the WHO said people shouldn’t take ibuprofen if they had COVID-19. A new report found that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen aren’t linked to any adverse effects in people who were positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. COVID-19 is a multi-system disease […]

In the United States, the push to create and release a vaccine under the title Operation Warp Speed has made headlines. President Donald Trump said he hoped to have a vaccine in October, which would mean it being approved just before the November election. Experts say the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to have […]