"Early strains of COVID used to make people lose their sense of taste or smell, but that symptom is significantly less common today," says Dr. Michael Dosik, MD, a primary care physician with Medical ...

His heart doctor explains the risk factors for myocarditis—heart inflammation—why it’s so dangerous, and what to look out for ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a virus that spreads between people. Find out how to protect yourself and those close to you.

If you feel a cough coming on in the next few weeks or months, you won’t be alone. Respiratory illness activity typically begins to ramp up in the fall and winter. And that tickle in your throat — or ...

It’s that time of year when the leaves are turning golden, there’s a chill in the air and the threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza or RSV looms across the country. The US Centers for ...

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms. Vaccines are available for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. However, there is no ...

As has been the case each year since 2022, updated COVID-19 vaccines were released leading into the fall season, and the shots should be broadly available to people age 6 months and up. For the first ...

New federal guidelines may have you confused about who is eligible for a COVID shot, how to get one, and if you’ll need to pay. Here are answers to some common questions. For the 2025–2026 season, the ...

With all of the divisiveness and varying guidance around vaccinations, it can be difficult to discern whether or not to get a certain shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s panel of ...

It's fall, y'all, and you know what that means—temperatures and leaves drop, football season is in full swing, pumpkin spice everything takes over your senses...and COVID-19 is likely to run rampant ...

Autumn brings cooler weather, fall activities and holidays, but amid all things pumpkin spice and Halloween, a cough, runny nose or fever can bring down the fall fun. “Now that we’re getting into what ...