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The FDA this week approved a new coronavirus testing kit for home use from Quest Diagnostics. Users will be able to take a swab from their nostril and send in the sample for quick analysis. The com...

Methods used to trace the prehistoric migration of ancient humans was adapted by researchers at the University of Cambridge to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.

The first coronavirus vaccine could begin human testing by September of this year. Projections pegged late 2021 as the earliest we could realistically expect to see a vaccine, but Johnson & Joh...

President Trump's administration is taking new action to ensure that America has the medical resources and equipment needed to fight the global pandemic

A top expert with the World Health Organization (WHO) said a vaccine for the coronavirus could take a year, and warned lockdowns alone will not stop the virus.

Despite insistent promises from the Trump administration, coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency. An examination of state and federal records by Yahoo News finds that, for example, American states a

Scientists believe there are at least two different strains of the COVID-19 virus causing illnesses.

New research from Singapore published shows that patients with the novel coronavirus extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, underscoring the need to routinely clean high-touch ...

A Beijing Hospital Confirms Covid-19 Attacks Central Nervous System Via CNTechPost.com, Beijing Ditan Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University said on March 4 that the first patient with novel coronavirus pneumonia complicated with encephalit

Step aside, coronavirus. Flu cases across New York during the flu season may set a record-high level, according to the State Department of Health, which classified flu activity as "widespread" for the 11th straight week. There were 17,233 laborato

Gene-editing tool CRISPR was used for the first time to try and edit a gene while DNA is still inside a patient's body.

It sounds mundane, but washing your hands frequently and not touching your face goes a lot further to protect you than wearing a mask.

The disinfectants are thought to be effective against the novel coronavirus. But until tests confirm this, its ability to kill the novel coronavirus has not been scientifically proven.

A CDC infographic displays dozens of styles, showing which ones are compatible with masks and respirators.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted Ame...

CDC head of immunization says she expects the virus to spread in the US between communities 'It's not a question of if but when'

NEW YORK - Republicans raised concerns this week about the security of the U.S. drug supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China, where a significant portion of the

About 150 prescription drugs — including antibiotics, generics and some branded drugs without alternatives — are at risk of shortage if the coronavirus outbreak in China worsens, according to two sources familiar with a list of at-risk drugs c

A 70-year-old man in China's Hubei Province was infected with coronavirus b...

Officials are seeing a new spike in flu activity as a second strain of flu hits on the heels of the first.