HEALTH

As many as 1.6 million people in the U.S. are still unable to smell or have experienced a change in their ability to smell six months after being infected. This could be due to a genetic risk factor.

The mother's eldest son was already 18 months old when she first noticed the boy's development "backtracking."

The Omicron variant currently makes up 98.7% of new COVID-19 cases in the United States.

A new school semester is here at a time when the COVID-19 Omicron variant has complicated life for kids and parents alik.

People who initially caught COVID-19's delta strain have higher chances of being infected with the more recent omicron variant, according to doctors.

A study found that compounds in milk and Benadryl could help slow the virus from replicating itself.

Sore throat continues to be a symptom reported, particularly in mild breakthrough infections, doctors said.

On Friday, the agency made changes to mask guidelines.

Experts from the medical and scientific community lambasted Spotify over its content moderation policy after podcast host Joe Rogan shared an episode where he hosted a notorious COVID-19 skeptic.

It is currently difficult to determine the cause of the back pain, but one doctor suggested it could be related to inflammatory mediators in the body that are released in excess in omicron cases.

People are encouraged to wear a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask due to COVID-19's highly transmissible omicron variant.

Multiple sclerosis risk increased by 32-fold after infection with Epstein-Barr virus.

New antiviral COVID pills that were meant to have an enormous impact against the virus are in short supply, and so far have not reached expectations. 

The family and friends of 45-year-old North Macedonia native Gligor Kedioski are now raising money via a GoFundMe campaign to expatriate his body back home.

The billionaire philanthropist predicts that COVID-19 will be akin to the seasonal flu in the future once the Omicron wave begins to subside and populations develop greater immunity to the virus.

Cancer deaths in the United States have gone down noticeably in the last three decades in a remarkable sign of the effectiveness of novel detection methods, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Some reportedly believed that deliberately contracting COVID-19 would give them immunity, while others wanted to get infected so they could be forced into self-isolation.

High fever and severe headache were observed as predominant symptoms in omicron cases, according to doctors.

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 can be deadly for those who are not vaccinated, as well as the elderly and those with preexisting conditions, according to the WHO.

The Biden administration announced the program on Monday and slated it to start on Saturday.

It is unclear whether post-COVID Type 2 diabetes would become a chronic issue or a condition that would alleviate over time among children.

The U.S. is going through another surge in COVID-19 cases as Omicron continues to spread, but a pair of expert offered their take on when the country will reach a peak in cases.

Many headlines for articles about this study are misleading, suggesting the cold or flu offer protection against COVID-19 and its variants, which is not the whole story.

The condition, attributed to COVID-19's omicron variant, most likely occurred in children since the strain tends to settle higher up in the respiratory tract, doctors said.

Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 at-home testing as they enter the realm of the pandemic. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the go-ahead to lower the wait time for recipients of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine looking to receive a booster.

Confusion and a test shortage has many in the U.S. spreading the virus without realizing it.

As health experts have been anxious about the possibility of a “twindemic” since the beginning of the pandemic, an unvaccinated pregnant woman in Israel tested positive for both the flu and coronavirus, in what experts are calling “flurona”.

Even with fully vaccinated people contracting breakthrough infections, Dr. Jeffrey Jahre from St. Luke's University Health Network noted that 80% of inpatients and more than 90% of intensive care unit patients within his hospital's network were unvaccinated.