COVID-19

Concern over the highly evolved omicron subvariant BA.2.86 is easing as the first batch of preliminary studies on the virus suggests it may not be as immune evasive or dangerous as its numerous mutations suggest. But the good news is tempered by the latest COVID-19 data, which shows increasing rates of hospitalizations, emergency department visits,…

As we stare down September, COVID cases (and hospitalizations) are up everywhere across the country, due to a troubling new variant called Eris. In other words: It’s time to get reacquainted with COVID testing. While you may be used to thinking of COVID tests as interchangeable, there’s a big difference between the standard at-home test…

Enlarge / WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, looks on during a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on December 14, 2022. With global attention and anxiety locked onto the latest coronavirus omicron subvariant BA.2.86, health officials and experts are still mostly in the dark about how the highly mutated…

Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine provided a "significant boost" in people's neutralizing antibody levels against the latest omicron SARS-CoV-2 subvariants circulating in the US, that is, EG.5 and FL.1.5.1, according to a press release from the company. The updated booster shot is expected…

Enlarge / Gordon Pedersen seen holding one of his silver-based products. After a three-year hunt, federal law enforcement agents have finally arrested an alleged fake doctor who made around $2 million selling a silver solution he falsely claimed "destroys" the pandemic coronavirus via vibrations. Last week, federal officials finally arrested Gordon H. Pedersen, 63, of…

Enlarge / A picture of containers taken from the illegal UMI lab in Reedley, California. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use any at-home tests made by Universal Meditech, Inc. (UMI), the company behind an illegal medical lab hidden in a warehouse in the small city of Reedley, California. The lab…

Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. Sherri Tenpenny, the Ohio anti-vaccine doctor who made national headlines for claiming in viral testimony that COVID-19 vaccines make people magnetic, has lost her medical license. The state medical board indefinitely suspended her license Wednesday, saying she…

Today, three conservative-leaning judges with the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments to decide if an injunction should be lifted that restricts the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms and requesting content takedowns. The appeal followed a July 4 order from a district court, which found that the Biden administration…

For a fourth consecutive summer, COVID-19 is on the rise, though this year's warm-weather wave appears milder than those in the emergency period of the pandemic. COVID-19 indicators of hospital admissions, emergency department visits, test positivity, and wastewater levels have all been increasing in the past month, with a peak not yet clearly in sight,…

Bahig Saliba was placed on administrative leave after a dispute over COVID-19 mask exemptions in 2021.He says he was racially profiled by security officers at Spokane International Airport.And he's seeking $23.5 million in damages in a lawsuit filed August 1. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized…