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Based on the results of a recent meta-analysis in JAMA, dancing regularly over 3-6 months may help to reduce falls in persons over the age of 65.

A study published in this month’s Pediatrics looked at the incidence and risk factors associated with Covid-19 infections in adults caring for children in the early months of the pandemic.

The sports teams will be able to continue the season.

A patient in the U.K. with a tracheostomy had a nasal swab lodge in her lung after being tested through her tracheostomy tube.

The NFL has had to postpone multiple games in recent weeks because of positive test results.

A modified virus used in some candidates has been shown to increase HIV infection risk in other vaccine trials.

The interim results of the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Therapeutics Trial are in — and they don’t bode well for remdesivir, the antiviral drug that for months was touted as a moderately effective treatment for Covid-19.

Dr. Mark Kortepeter, a physician and biodefense expert who has been involved in combating multiple epidemics, discusses five reasons why wearing masks will continue to be an important infection prevention tool long after the first Covid-19 vaccine.

An Eli Lilly pharmaceutical plant set to manufacture a Covid-19 treatment has been cited by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for quality control issues, according to Reuters.

A 28 year old resident physician died from Covid-19 and her death exposes the harsh realities of medical training.

Gael Aitor, Mark Hugo, Thomas Pham, Kayla Suarez, and Isaac Hurtado are high school seniors that host the popular podcast Teenager Therapy. They often talk about mental health to their teenage listeners, but not often to their parents. Here's what they want parents to know.

The pandemic has reduced the average life expectancy in Russia by nearly a year, according to a former government demographer.

The “human challenge” trials may help establish the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines faster.

"Be Our Guest" a song from the Disney film "Beauty and the Beast" was the basis for this parody song.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also strongly recommends removing passengers who do not wear face coverings.

By late May, Europe had tamed the coronavirus, but not eradicated it. Then, complacency kicked in. Restrictions were substantially eased over the summer and into early autumn. As the weather cooled, people returned indoors to bars, restaurants, offices, and homes where the virus could easily spread.

People don’t seem to want to take a Covid-19 vaccine.