COVID-19 has upended a long-standing belief that physicians must care for infectious disease patients, irrespective of their own personal risk, suggests research published April 24 in Clinical ...

In absence of a vaccine, compliance with infection prevention & control (IPC) measures remains the most effective intervention to control the COVID-19 outbreak. Our Weekly Epidemiology Report ...

In the midst of the furor and panic over the global outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, the head of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic’s infection prevention efforts is reminding the American ...

Approximately one in seven adults in the United States has kidney disease, where the organs responsible for filtering waste ...

A Feb. 16 study in the Lancet medical journal found that, for people who had COVID-19 immunity resulting from infection, protection from severe disease and death remained high for at least 10 months.

Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduced the risk for hospitalization and severe outcomes despite the emergence of new viral lineages.

For at least 10 months after a Covid-19 infection, your immune system can provide good protection against symptomatic illness the next time around, a new study found, and the risk of severe illness is ...

The COVID-19 pandemic likely caused a rise in antibiotic use in dentistry, disrupting a previous decline, as rates have since remained high, according to research recently published in the Journal of ...

OSA is estimated to affect 10% to 30% of adults worldwide. It’s characterized by repeated upper-airway collapse during sleep, ...