Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak.

A federal judge in Louisiana is considering whether the Biden administration can end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum. After a hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays did not say when he will rule, but he made clear he intends to rule before the restrictions are set to expire May 23. In preliminary rulings in the case, Summerhays has...

During the first year of the pandemic, the homicide rate from guns rose 35% to the highest level since 1994, according to the CDC.

Last month, a federal judge in Florida struck down a government requirement for masking in public transportation. The Justice Department is appealing the decision. 

Covid killed more than 415,000 people in 2021 and contributed to the deaths of another 45,000 people, according to the CDC.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would be appealing a ruling which lifted the travel face mask mandate, after the CDC determined masks continue to be necessary for the public good.

It’s been two years since Covid-19 crept across the globe, battered the U.S. economy and wreaked havoc on health-care systems unprepared to defend themselves against the novel pathogen. Now, as the latest wave of infections driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant rapidly subsides, many are beginning to question: Is Covid-19 becoming endemic? “There’s a high probability we’re moving into...

Reports of rising diabetes cases during the pandemic have scientists exploring if there could be a link with the coronavirus.

But for the second year in a row, flu cases have remained abnormally low, staving off fears of a “twindemic”

President Joe Biden’s White House is outlining a strategy it says will allow Americans to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.

The emerging marketplace of consumer-initiated lab testing may be worth more than $2 billion by 2025, according to Quest Diagnostics.

After their Paycheck Protection Program loan applications were rejected, some small business owners got creative to stay afloat during the Covid pandemic.

One tool was noticeably absent from the U.S.’s Covid-19 pandemic-fighting arsenal: at-home rapid tests. Despite their short supply, the Biden administration has made it clear that the tests will be critical when it comes to reopening the U.S. economy. The White House is taking a number of steps to bolster supply and lower costs for the over-the-counter tests. The...

Some school systems around the U.S. have extended their holiday break or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases

The CDC released findings from an investigation into six omicron cases confirmed in November from a single household in Nebraska.

On Monday, U.S. health officials reduced restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus and are asymptomatic.

The CDC has confirmed 54 cases of people developing blood clots and showing low blood platelet levels following J&J vaccination.

The first handful of omicron cases in the United States have been mostly mild, with most patients reporting symptoms such as cough or a runny nose, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, published Friday, offer an early glimpse into how people might fare against the heavily mutated Covid-19 variant, now in at least...

The CDC on Thursday endorsed Pfizer Covid vaccine booster shots for older teenagers at least six months after they complete their first two Covid-19 doses.

At least 9 cases were confirmed on Thursday in Minnesota, Colorado, New York, Hawaii and California.