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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper plans to sign the bill.

Robotic surgery is a new technology in the operating room. One study looked at whether it's really better than surgery performed by humans alone.

“In face of vaccination, delta is relatively a wimpy virus,” one scientist said.

Everyone is desperate to understand how the pandemic ends, what will be the silver bullet that saves us all. The answer is not that simple nor is it a comfortable easily digestible narrative. As the virus changes and evolves, the answer will also change.

New data from startup TrialJectory shows that most cancer patients want to be more involved in their treatment decisions since the pandemic and 93% are open to participating in clinical trials.

Evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 suppresses the immune response in the first few days following infection. The process can be likened to an expert act of burglary.

Average healthcare spending for a white patient was $8,141—more than Hispanic, Black, and Asian patients—highlighting issues of structural racism and discrimination.

The figures follow the release Friday of a survey showing consumer optimism dropped sharply to its lowest level since April 2020.

The company uses a B2B2C approach to improve accessibility to fertility benefits.

It turns out that children are getting the long COVID syndrome that had initially thought to be only a problem in adults. Here's what parents need to know.

Two out of three U.S. adults support introducing a vaccine passport for flying, per new research. But some key stakeholders are not on board.

Americans across all age groups will reportedly be advised to take a booster shot eight months after they received their second dose, to ensure lasting protection.

A large Hong Kong study found an elevated risk of developing Bell’s palsy, a rare kind of facial paralysis, after receiving the Sinovac Covid shot but no “significantly increased risk” with Pfizer’s shot, stressing that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of contracting Covid-19.

A new study from UC San Diego demonstrates that wastewater surveillance can detect Covid-19 in a single infected, asymptomatic person living or working in a multi-unit dwelling such as a university campus building.

There is now another pandemic – that of mental health issues – which has “surged” as a result of the impacts from this devastating period.

A complex genome and replication strategy offers many new opportunities to develop drugs that prevent and treat Covid-19 infections.

On September 14, the people of California will have the chance to oust Governor Gavin Newsom. His record over his more than two and a half years in power is checkered. Nowhere is that clearer than on health policy.