Health

A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease

The World Health Organization has halted research on whether hydroxychloroquine could be an effective treatment for COVID-19. Multiple studies have shown that the drug, an anti-malarial medicine also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, has no impact on the coronavirus. The WHO said in a statement Wednesday that recent findings &#8220...

As gyms across the country begin to reopen, many (and hopefully all) are taking precautions to help fitness fans stay COVID-19 free.

It’s been more than two weeks since large protests began in Boston in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Huge crowds of people in close proximity have raised concerns about a potential spike in coronavirus cases. But so far, that has not happened. “We continue to see a very small number of patients who even have any type of......

President Donald Trump on Tuesday falsely suggested that scientists have developed a vaccine for AIDS, the late stage of HIV infection in which the virus badly damages the immune system.

The key elements to reducing the spread of the coronavirus involve social distancing, proper hand hygiene and wearing face masks when you can’t social distance. Yet there are still people who refuse to wear masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19. NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen demonstrated on TODAY how effec...

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19

At hospitals around the country, health care workers are reckoning with the psychological toll of the fight against the coronavirus, and fears that the disease could flare anew later this year

A widely available drug is showing promise of treating the most seriously ill coronavirus patients

A Dallas woman tested positive for COVID-19 in February, recovered then tested positive again in June.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children

U.S. regulators are revoking emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19

African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March

European countries have reopened their borders after a three-month coronavirus shutdown, although international visitors are still being kept away

Thousands of pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart and other stores across the country were recalled Saturday due to potential E. coli contamination, the USDA says.

Gov. Janet Mills on Friday accelerated the date that lodging businesses can welcome out-of-state visitors, citing encouraging signs in several testing benchmarks during the pandemic. Lodging establishments can welcome out-of-state visitors on June 26, instead of July 1, as long as they meet the 14-day quarantine requirement or the new testing alter...