Health

The CDC report examined death rates in the United States for 2021. For the second year, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer.

Although persistent infections are rare, experts said there are many people with compromised immune systems who remain at risk of severe COVID-19.

Health officials are still unclear how the kids became infected but are investigating a possible link between the adenovirus and the hepatitis infections.

Now that most airlines have made masks optional in the U.S., here's where the four largest stand on bringing back passengers who refused to wear them when they were required.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asks Justice Dept. to appeal ruling that voided federal travel mask mandate.

Previous COVID-19 infections may not protect you for long against new variants of the disease, a new CDC study says.

Memphis police say Catherine Mardesich was charged with felony possession after she ran out of gas and abandoned her SUV on a bridge

Major airlines and airports in places like Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City quickly switched to a mask-optional policy.

The new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases.

Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine the original vaccine with protection against the latest variant.

The TSA said it will no longer enforce mask-wearing on public transportation after a federal judge in Florida voided the mandate.

A federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation Monday, and the Biden administration said the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge’s order.