Scientists propose definition based on key symptoms
South_agency | E+ | Getty Images Scientists funded by the federal government have proposed a definition of long Covid based on symptoms identified in a large study published Thursday in…
HIV infections decline but most at-risk people don’t get PrEP
Callista Images | Image Source | Getty Images New HIV infections declined modestly in the U.S. over a four-year period but the nation is far from reaching its goal of…
CDC urges vaccination to prevent summer surge
Bottle of Vaccine for booster shot for Smallpox and Monkeypox MPXV. Angelp | Istock | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged gay men and…
Universal flu vaccine based on mRNA tech to be tested by NIH
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022. Johanna Geron | Reuters Patients are now…
WHO says outbreak no longer global health emergency
Pharmacist Uchita Parikh prepares a dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic opened today by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health at the West…
U.S. Covid public health emergency ends
A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. public health emergency declared in response…
U.S. loses HIV patent suit against Gilead Sciences over PrEP
The logo of Gilead Sciences pharmaceutical company is seen in Oceanside, California, April 29, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters A Delaware federal court jury on Tuesday cleared Gilead Sciences of…
Gilead, U.S. fight in court over HIV prevention drug
Gilead Sciences logo displayed on a laptop screen and medical pills are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 18, 2021. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via…
WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The spread of Covid-19 is…
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will resign in June
Director of the Centers for Disease Control Rochelle Walensky departs after testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the All-Hazards Preparedness Act at the Dirksen…