Coronavirus

Adults with asthma who had a prior hospitalization or required 2 or more courses of oral corticosteroids were at increased risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes, according to a new study.

The COVID-19 Omicron variant may cause milder disease than the Delta variant, but its rapid spread in Los Angeles County still singled out unvaccinated Angelinos.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Known as BA.2, the new Omicron subvariant is now circulating at low levels in the US. What can you tell your patients? Here's what we know, now.

The psychiatrist-author of "Coping with COVID-19: The Mental, Medical, and Social Consequences of the Pandemic," talks frankly about the pandemic's long-term impact on American health.

Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, MD, hopes the approval will help motivate more Americans to get vaccinated.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with author and psychiatrist Samoon Ahmad, MD.

Family physicians and psychiatrists were the specialties with the greatest number of visits, according to study authors.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Dr Ahmad's book explores in depth the complex long-term consequences of COVID-19 for medicine, mental health, and social conventions.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Funds will be used to develop institutional and community programs that target high stress health care work environments, already strained before the pandemic.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Findings highlight the importance of educating the public about the potential for nocebo responses to help reduce worries about COVID-19 vaccination.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

California on Jan 1 became the first state to require insurance coverage for at-home testing for sexually transmitted infections; it isn't smooth sailing, yet.

VIDEO Interview: The COVID-19 pandemic has closed what discussion remained about the status of obesity as a disease, according to obesity expert Donna Ryan, MD.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Up to 8 home tests per individual per month will be covered up-front by payers without a physician's prescription and not subject to any cost-sharing requirements.