With another potential COVID-19 surge looming, experts are turning their attention to a pair of new variants that are steadily spreading: BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. Both BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 descended from BA.5, an ...

How parents can take steps to protect their family and children from contracting and spreading the new COVID variant, NB ...

Doctors across multiple countries are flagging a painful new COVID-19 symptom tied to a fast-spreading variant: a sore throat so severe that patients compare it to swallowing razor blades. The symptom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some liken it to the common cold, COVID-19 is still a lethal disease, and certain groups are still at a higher risk of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images An alleged warning has spread online for years about a supposed "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the ...

Breiona Lang LVN receives a COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Breiona Lang at a Kaiser Permanente clinic in Venice on Sept. 6, 2024. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) COVID-19 is once again climbing to ...

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy reduces adverse events and preterm birth risks, irrespective of the variant. Data from the Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy program showed ...

COVID-19 infections are rising across the United States, amid surges in other winter illnesses. The uptick in COVID comes as the country faces a severe flu season and outbreaks of norovirus, which are ...

A newer COVID variant called XFG is currently fueling cases of the virus across the country. Nicknamed “Stratus,” this variant first took hold over the summer and now makes up nearly 70% of COVID-19 ...