Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Judith O’Donnell joined us to explain the emerging “Cicada” COVID-19 variant and share important facts about hantavirus, ...

A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then evolves to spread more efficiently from person to person. That is why scientists and physicians ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended updating this fall’s Covid shots to target the XFG ...

The “cicada” SARS-CoV-2 variant, which earned its nickname after staying relatively dormant following its discovery in 2024, has accounted for a small proportion of COVID-19 cases since the CDC began ...

A new COVID-19 variant sweeping through China has yet to make a sizable footprint in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. In January, a new COVID-19 variant known as NB ...

The deadly cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus, a rare, rodent-borne illness, may have evoked some memories of the early days of COVID-19 — but infectious disease specialists and public health ...

Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid’s early days. By Neil Vigdor ...

Will Hantavirus cause the next pandemic? A public health expert explains why it is unlikely to result in a global pandemic, and discusses the U.S. response thus far ...

The Los Angeles Chargers will be fielding a new look offense and scheme under offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel and an entirely new interior offensive line. The Chargers offense fell short of ...

A highly mutated COVID-19 strain is circulating in California, raising concerns that disease activity could rise heading into the summer. The emergence of the BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed "cicada," comes ...

The pairing of Hampton with the new playcaller will be one of the biggest Chargers storylines to watch as the offseason rolls along. McDaniel's track record in the run game is well noted, as the ...