This week I am returning to the recent Court of Appeal declarations that it was a breach of the constitutional rights of two citizens of Trinidad and Tobago (the applicants) ...

Children and teens have a doubled risk of long COVID following their second COVID-19 infection, researchers report. What's more, long COVID dramatically increases kids' risk of myocarditis, blood ...

A new strain of Covid, with an apparently telltale symptom, has reached the UK, and already accounts for a high proportion of new recorded cases in England. The arrival of the Stratus strain comes as ...

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck has covered long Covid since the condition first emerged.

A COVID-19 infection might blunt a person's sense of smell for years afterward, but so subtly they might not even notice it, a new study says. In all, 4 out of 5 people who reported that COVID-19 had ...

Arizona's largest health system, Banner Health, plans to have updated COVID-19 shots available by Sept. 30. Banner Health now recommends the updated vaccine for individuals 6 months and older ...

A new digital campaign aims to support people struggling with substance abuse and mental health challenges. A spokeswoman said the Department of Health has launched the Messages of Hope campaign to ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has recommended all adults get a COVID-19 shot this fall despite federal guidelines that narrowed the group of people recommended for the shot. IDPH released a ...

The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging COVID-19 vaccination for all people ages 6 months and older, endorsing recommendations from national medical associations rather than the federal ...

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Illinois health leaders should part ways with the federal government when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines and recommend the shots for all adults and many children, an influential state committee voted ...

PHOENIX – Arizona health officials issued a standing order last week to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to anybody in the state who wants it. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) edict ...