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In the U.S., the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has passed 3.1 million — meaning nearly one in every 100 people has been confirmed as infected — and the number of deaths is more than 133,000, according to a tally from NBC News. Despite the outbreak, President Donald Trump remains determined to reopen America’s schools, threatening on Wednesd...

The head of the Tulsa-County Health Department says President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in late June “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases there

Weeks after he was hospitalized with what his doctors assumed was the coronavirus, NBC News contributor and virologist Dr. Joseph Fair, Ph.D., M.P.H., said his recent antibody test has come back negative. He said his earlier illness “remains an undiagnosed mystery” in a tweet on Tuesday. “Symptomatically, yes, I thought ...

Six months after COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, desperation rather than information is still driving many decisions about how to treat the disease

The total cases of the coronavirus in the United States are over 3 million, according to a tally from NBC News. There have been more than 132,000 confirmed deaths as a result of COVID-19. And, as many states battle outbreaks, hospitals are facing a shortage of personal protective equipment, or PPE. Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, who is in charge of&#823...

The U.S. government is launching a national campaign aimed at reducing high suicide rates, particularly among veterans.

Doctors say a Brazilian man who was infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body

The United States continues to see a massive outbreak of the new coronavirus as the total cases reached 3 million Tuesday, according to a tally from NBC News. Confirmed cases are on the rise in 41 out of 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus is increasing in 39…

President Donald Trump is claiming that coronavirus infection is harmless to 99% of the people who get it.

Two weeks after the Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products due to the potential presence of methanol, the agency added five more brands that tested positive for the toxic substance.

More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air.

As coronavirus infections explode in states like Arizona and Florida, people in communities of color are fighting to get tested

New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic are showing some big successes, but also some tragic failures

The United States dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but experts fear Fourth of July celebrations will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Leaders in Austin and Houston, Texas, warned Sunday of hospitals nearing capacity, and asked Republic...

The Texas Medical Association has released a chart explaining which behaviors put you at risk of getting COVID-19.

The U.S. is heading into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans’ self-control. They say this could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak. With confirmed cases climbing in 40 states,...

Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has trouble removing a mask without help. Others can wear masks without risking their health, according to experts, despite false rumors to the contrary. In areas where COVID-19 is ...

The U.S. reported a record number of new daily coronavirus infections, surpassing 50,000 cases a day for the first time as many states struggled to contain the spread of the pandemic, blamed in part on Americans not wearing masks or following social distancing rules. In response, California and New York City joined a growing number of states and ci...

Health experts on Wednesday slammed the U.S. decision to hog nearly the entire global supply of remdesivir, the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19, warning that type of selfish behavior sets a dangerous precedent for attempts to share scarce treatments amid the pandemic. The U.S. government announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump had...

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and it lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century

Arizona recorded more coronavirus deaths, infections, hospitalizations and emergency-room visits in a single day than ever before in a crisis Wednesday across the Sunbelt that sent a shudder through other parts of the country and led distant states to put their own reopening plans on hold. In Florida, hospitals braced for an influx of pat...

If another pandemic were to emerge in the U.S., the nation would need a better coordinated response and greater funding for public health on the local and federal level to respond accordingly, top U.S. health officials told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide, leaders in several states are backtracking on reopening plans and ordering residents to wear masks in public.

Scientists have identified a new strain of flu carried by pigs in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic.

Arizona’s Republican governor has shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks amid a dramatic resurgence of coronavirus cases.

The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to bring it under control, Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday.

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating around the world as many countries that reopened their economies see a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said Monday.

Democrats have pushed an election-year package expanding “Obamacare” coverage through the House

Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the new coronavirus, said the United Nations World Food Program.

The world reached another tragic milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday: 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.

Texas and Florida have clamped down on bars in America’s biggest retreat yet as the nation’s daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to an all-time high of 45,300.

As an alarming coronavirus resurgence sets records for confirmed cases and hospitalizations across the U.S. South and West, some governors are backtracking or at least pausing the reopening of their states.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to wipe out Obamacare, arguing that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law must be struck down with it.

Close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through HealthCare.

President Donald Trump keeps spinning a tale about COVID-19 that is at odds with his own administration’s disease experts and data compiled by his own coronavirus task force, which was obtained exclusively by NBC News.

Missouri’s health department is giving the only abortion clinic in the state another license

The true number of Americans who’ve been infected with COVID-19 may top 20 million, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our best estimate right now is that for every case that’s reported, there actually are 10 other infections,” CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield said on a call with...

From New York to the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers surge.

U.S. health officials say the flu vaccine did a disappointing job last winter, and officials worry it might be a bad sign for the fall

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a jab at President Donald Trump as she unveils a plan to expand the Obama-era health law

The spread of the coronavirus is prompting soaring demand for oxygen.

The United States has set a new highest daily total of confirmed coronavirus cases with at least 45,557 cases recorded Wednesday, NBC News reports.

The Trump administration has won a court ruling upholding its plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs

President Donald Trump recently declared that the coronavirus is “fading” and that U.S. testing for COVID-19 is the best anywhere.

The U.S. is seeing a “disturbing surge” of COVID-19 infections, particularly in the Southeast and West, Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday.

Many schools find themselves overwhelmed by the potential expenses that would come with operating under pandemic-induced social distancing guidelines

Nations around the world and U.S. states struggled mightily Tuesday to contain a surge of coronavirus infections as lockdowns eased

The government’s top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, and warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country.

The Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico due to the potential presence of methanol. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is not a suitable ingredient for hand sanitizers and can prove “toxic” when absorbed through the skin or ingested, t...

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that the coronavirus pandemic “is still accelerating” around the globe

Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees.

While loss of taste or smell has been a known symptom of COVID-19, some parents are now saying that their children are losing those senses weeks or even months after recovering from the virus.

A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease

The World Health Organization has halted research on whether hydroxychloroquine could be an effective treatment for COVID-19. Multiple studies have shown that the drug, an anti-malarial medicine also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, has no impact on the coronavirus. The WHO said in a statement Wednesday that recent findings &#8220...

As gyms across the country begin to reopen, many (and hopefully all) are taking precautions to help fitness fans stay COVID-19 free.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday falsely suggested that scientists have developed a vaccine for AIDS, the late stage of HIV infection in which the virus badly damages the immune system.

The key elements to reducing the spread of the coronavirus involve social distancing, proper hand hygiene and wearing face masks when you can’t social distance. Yet there are still people who refuse to wear masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19. NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen demonstrated on TODAY how effec...

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19

At hospitals around the country, health care workers are reckoning with the psychological toll of the fight against the coronavirus, and fears that the disease could flare anew later this year

A widely available drug is showing promise of treating the most seriously ill coronavirus patients

A Dallas woman tested positive for COVID-19 in February, recovered then tested positive again in June.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children

U.S. regulators are revoking emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19

African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March

European countries have reopened their borders after a three-month coronavirus shutdown, although international visitors are still being kept away

Thousands of pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart and other stores across the country were recalled Saturday due to potential E. coli contamination, the USDA says.

The Trump administration has finalized a regulation that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care

Utah and Oregon put any further reopening of their economies on hold amid a spike in coronavirus cases, but there was no turning back Friday in such states as Texas, California, Arkansas and Arizona despite flashing warning signs there, too. One by one, states are weighing the health risks from the virus against the economic damage from the stay-at...

The United States may see coronavirus cases increase in the coming weeks as states continue to reopen and Americans gather together, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, in a warning that underscored protective measures must accompany a return to daily life.

Several major players in the global race for a coronavirus vaccine took steps to move their research forward this week. Pharmaceutical companies developing potential vaccines, including Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, announced start times for various phases of clinical trials in humans. In addition, a U.S. Army lab announced the selection of a ...

Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call ahead to restaurants and nail salons to make sure staff are wearing face coverings. And no high-fives — or even elbow bumps — at the gym.

Public health workers fighting the coronavirus are facing growing threats from elected officials and members of the public who are frustrated with the lockdowns

If trying to work out in a mask during the coronavirus pandemic has left you frustrated, Under Armour thinks it has the solution.

Two Missouri hair stylists who saw dozens of clients while infected with the coronavirus did not pass the illness to any of their customers who were tested, health officials said.

Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury’s still out, now scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place.

The coronavirus is most commonly transmitted through the nose and mouth, but it’s also possible to get COVID-19 through your eyes, according to experts.

States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn’t done with the U.S. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend that could worsen as people return to work and venture out during the summer.

The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, its manufacturer announced Thursday — a long-awaited step in the global vaccine race.

Neil Sullivan was angry, frustrated and crushed with guilt. His brother Joe had been rushed from his home for the developmentally disabled by ambulance to the emergency room, with a possible case of the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed testing as the reason for documented spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases across the U.S. — but data and public health experts attribute the surge to the easing of lockdown restrictions just weeks ago.

As many countries gingerly start lifting their lockdown measures, experts worry that a further surge of the coronavirus in under-developed regions with shaky health systems could undermine efforts to halt the pandemic, and they say more realistic options are needed.

Marriott, Hilton and other big hotel companies are used to competing on price or perks. Now they are competing on cleanliness.

A new poll suggests Americans have little interest in big changes to health care as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving.

The World Health Organization is broadening its recommendations for the use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody, people across the country are gathering to protest racial injustice in America, even as the coronavirus continues to spread.

The coronavirus epidemic in the U.S. is expanding and the country still has not put the necessary infrastructure in place to prevent a major second wave in the fall, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.

Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report

A vaccine summit has raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestle with how any potential vaccine against the coronavirus might be distributed globally and fairly

Researchers say that a malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in health workers and others closely exposed to people with the disease

White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said he worries about the “durability” of a potential coronavirus vaccine, saying there’s a chance it may not provide long-term immunity. If Covid-19 acts like other coronaviruses, “it likely isn’t going to be a long duration of immunity,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Inf...

Parisians returned to the City of Light’s beloved sidewalk cafes as the French government eased lockdown restrictions Tuesday, but across the ocean, health experts expressed deep concerns as several Latin American countries opted to reopen their economies despite a rapid rise in coronavirus cases.

At least a quarter of the coronavirus deaths in the United States were among nursing home residents, a new report said, a disclosure that came as restrictions eased Monday from Asia to Europe to the United States even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.