The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients - revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. With fall here, many Americans will be looking to ...

A new COVID-19 variant sweeping through China has yet to make a sizable footprint in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. In January, a new COVID-19 variant known as NB ...

This symptom of intense throat pain from COVID variant NB.1.8.1 is being referred to as "razor blade throat".

Looking for information about the FDA’s limited approval of 2025-26 COVID vaccines? Read what we know about who can get an updated COVID shot this year. Updated Aug. 27 If it feels like several people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science The NB.1.8.1 variant of the severe acute respiratory ...

A new strain of Covid, with a unique symptom, is circulating in the UK, accounting for a high proportion of cases in England. The new strain, called Stratus, has two variants, XFG and XFG.3, with some ...

New COVID-19 variant XFG has firmly positioned itself as the predominant strain in the United States as cases continue to crop up nationwide. Some regions of the U.S. are experiencing higher rates of ...

Some states are being hit harder than others this summer as a new COVID-19 strain (XGF) continues to spread. Some regions of the U.S. are still experiencing higher rates of positive COVID tests than ...

The country has recently detected two fresh Covid-19 variants, NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, as there has been a slight surge in cases in some states. These findings come from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics ...

As summer comes to an end, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in California. While respiratory viruses usually peak in the winter, the novel coronavirus can also surge in the warmer months.