Smaller packages of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine that could be available this fall might improve vaccine access and reduce the number of wasted doses, government documents show. The Pfizer vaccine has been available in two packages, one with...

A new, huge study provides real-world proof that mask-wearing limits the spread of the coronavirus. “I think this should basically end any scientific debate about whether masks can be effective in combating COVID at the population level,”...

Radiologists still outperform artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to breast cancer screening, a new paper shows. Many countries have mammography screening programs to detect and treat breast cancer early. However, examining mammograms for early signs of...

Just because you didn’t have a significant reaction after your COVID-19 shot doesn’t mean it’s not working, researchers say. “It wasn’t known if a lack of symptoms following vaccination or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection would indicate a less-than-adequate...

Hotter weather driven by climate change is bad news for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study warns. Researchers say warming trends could worsen COPD symptoms, such as shortness of breath, wheezing or coughing....

If other people’s fidgeting drives you nuts, you may be one of many people with a condition called misokinesia, which means “hatred of movements,” Canadian researchers report. They conducted experiments with more than 4,100 people and found...

People hospitalized for COVID-19, and even some with milder cases, may suffer lasting damage to their kidneys, new research finds. The study of more than 1.7 million patients in the U.S. Veterans Affairs system adds to concerns...

As the new school year begins, teachers can take comfort in a new report that finds they have no greater risk of catching or being hospitalized for severe COVID-19 than anyone else. Researchers in Scotland say that...

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a resurgence in other infections that strike hospitalized patients, a U.S. government study finds. The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights the broad toll the pandemic has...

THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At 13, Alison Conklin passed out while playing in a basketball tournament. When she collapsed again during a competitive game of floor hockey, her mother took her to...