Thanks to advances in treatment options, a COVID-19 diagnosis is no longer as scary as it once was, at least for most people.

Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil.

Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last four years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electric blanket.

Haywood County's medical director Dr. Mark Jaben says that normally, the season starts in November to early December. But this season, Jaben says, the flu started around Christmas and the number of cases went straight up.

Researchers tracking nearly 1,000 individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome observed minimal changes in their symptoms during the second year of the illness. A new study published in the open-access jou

The risk for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is increased following COVID-19, according to a study.

Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez, with Dartmouth Health, is answering viewer questions as winter illnesses continue to spread.

Compared with adults aged 65 and older, those aged 18 to 64 are more affected by long COVID neurologic symptoms.

William Schaffner: Norovirus is an intestinal virus that can make you very, very sick. It is indelicately called winter vomiting disease, and it begins suddenly, often with an explosive vomit that then repeats itself.

In the midst of pandemic upheaval, researchers have gained fundamental insights about how the body fends off infections.

Have your child lie down and rest until all symptoms have cleared. Note: mild headache, mild dizziness and nausea are common. Allow your child to sleep if he wants to, but keep him nearby. Wake him up after 2 hours of sleeping. Check that he is alert and ...

With a recent surge in influenza, COVID-19, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory viruses, it's critical to pay close attention to your heart and symptoms—especially if you have heart disease or the risk factors for it.