Want to know why you lost your sense of smell after a COVID-19 infection? A small new study may have the answer. The research, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, Read more
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Federal spending bill’s pandemic provisions: more public health data, no investigation into COVID’s origin
COVID-19 cases are once again rising in the U.S., but how prepared are we for the next pandemic? That’s a question worth asking. The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill presented Read more
China predicts COVID ‘normalcy’ within months, but experts forecast more than 1 million deaths
China’s closely watched reopening is now causing concern as the number of new COVID-19 cases grows and the country reports the first deaths in several weeks. Much of the news Read more
Arkansas governor says he supports the science behind COVID-19 vaccines, as daily U.S. cases hold above 65,000
Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering a presidential run, took a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call to investigate the COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that “we shouldn’t undermine Read more
Senate votes to scrap COVID vaccine mandate for military
A bill to rescind the COVID vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and to provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and is Read more
White House preps fresh push to urge COVID preparedness ahead of holidays, including free tests for all households
The White House has unveiled a fresh push to increase COVID preparedness heading into the holidays and will again make free tests available to Americans, after a three-month hiatus. Starting Read more
WHO head is ‘hopeful’ that COVID will no longer be a global health emergency some time in 2023
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he is hopeful that COVID-19 will reach the point in 2023 that it’s no longer a global emergency, striking an optimistic Read more
With COVID cases rising fast, critics ask why there’s no push for masks in indoor settings
A growing chorus of voices is questioning why there is no concerted effort to persuade Americans to wear face masks in public settings again as COVID cases, hospitalizations, fatalities and Read more
Omicron subvariants are now dominant in the U.S. as COVID cases tick up and New York City becomes a hot spot
Omicron subvariants continued to account for more new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. in the latest week than did BA.5, according to the latest data from the Centers for Read more
Most Americans aren’t worrying about COVID this holiday season
More than 80% of people in the U.S. say, “We are in a better place than we were a year ago,” according to the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus index, as many say Read more