Health

Walt Disney World Resort will begin making facial coverings optional for guests who are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, the company said Tuesday....Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six countries Monday to the highest level of its COVID-19 travel advisory risk list....Read More

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster improves full vaccination effectiveness for warding off infection and hospitalization after one month....Read More

An over-the-counter drug that initially showed some promise in treating COVID-19, and prompted further study, has shown to be less effective than researchers hoped....Read More

The brain’s ability to process a protein closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease relies on the body’s circadian cycle, a study published Thursday by PLOS Genetics found....Read More

Fewer than one in three jobs in the United States offers paid sick leave to employees, an analysis published Thursday by American Journal of Preventive Medicine found....Read More

Pregnant people who become vaccinated for COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech formulation during their first or second trimester are not at risk for preterm delivery or other birth complications, a study says....Read More

Nearly one in three older adults with COVID-19 develops at least one new health condition that needs medical attention in the months after initial infection, a study published Wednesday by BMJ found....Read More

Frequent use of over-the-counter pain relievers, including aspirin and acetaminophen, increases a person’s risk for tinnitus, a study published Wednesday by the Journal of General Internal Medicine found....Read More

An approach using mRNA, the same technology used in two of the three currently available COVID-19 vaccines, suppresses tumor growth in liver cancer, a study published Wednesday by Nature Communications found....Read More