If you’re wondering if your fever, chills and body aches are a classic case of the flu or the dreaded COVID-19, your best option is to get tested. New variants are constantly circulating, as new ...

Here’s what to know about the latest COVID strain — and how to tell if your at-home test is still good to use.

After exposure to COVID-19, most infections become detectable within 3–7 days. Testing too early can yield false negatives, ...

Starting Monday, American households can now apply to receive four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government, though they might appear to be expired. Once again, the U.S. government is ...

“Is my sore throat, slight cough or runny nose COVID-19?” It’s a concern that’s still, alas, familiar to many of us in 2025. You go out, perhaps in a crowded space — or gather with friends and family ...

People are urged to get COVID-19 tests when they feel sick and in other situations, according to the latest health advice. Annie Spratt via Unsplash These days, feeling sick may make you consider ...

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With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions about going to work and sending their kids to school and other activities. A lot of those ...

COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise in the U.S., with data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing virus-related hospital admissions, positive test rates, and ...

COVID-19 may have faded from public attention, but that doesn’t mean the virus has disappeared. A new variant, JN.1, is pushing cases and hospitalizations back up, and people are looking for ways to ...

The XFG COVID-19 variant, aka "Stratus," is spreading rapidly in the U.S. as cases climb. Here's what to know about symptoms ...

Jill Biden’s diagnosis comes as a new variant, BA.2.86, has also raised concerns and spurred urgent laboratory studies. Early results suggest that the variant may not be a major cause for concern and ...