What's with the uptick in COVID cases? There's a pattern that's been repeated each year since COVID started — a late summer wave. Older people and those who are immuno-compromised should be careful.

It's winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings — and a wave of respiratory illness. Nearly four years since the pandemic emerged, people are growing weary of dealing ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Long COVID patient advocates listen to a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on Long COVID in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, 2024. Long ...

Americans can no longer order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government through COVIDtests.gov. The suspension of the program, which has distributed over 1.8 billion COVID tests across the ...

Experts are closely watching KP.2, now the leading variant. By Dani Blum For most of this year, the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus accounted for an overwhelming majority of Covid cases. But now, an ...

A painful sore throat, often referred to as "razor blade throat", is just one of the symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant. This variant is currently being monitored by the World Health Organization.

Experts aren't quite sure what's in store for us this cold, flu and COVID season. But with a new flu variant beginning to spread in the U.S. and low COVID vaccination rates, this may be a more severe ...

With similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell which illness is which. Here’s what to know. By Dani Blum Early clues suggest that this flu season could be particularly brutal. And while national ...