Wouldn’t it be wonderful if social distancing were a thing of the past? If we could hug our friends, see our relatives and have dinner with them or allow our children all the play dates they request?

A recent study published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that, of the 44,672 coronavirus cases that were confirmed in China by February 11, more than 36,000 (81 percent) ...

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BETHESDA, Md. - Scientists at the National Institutes of Health said they have gained new insight into the coronavirus alpha and delta variants, possibly explaining why the mutations are more ...

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Ultra-detailed MRI scans show that severe COVID-19 damages the brainstem, a brain region responsible for vital functions like breathing. ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images Following infection with SARS ...

A recent New England Journal of Medicine article proposed "endothelialitis" as the unifying mechanism for the widespread pathology of COVID-19. In a prior Medscape interview, Medscape contributor ...

Scientists found that one tiny genetic change may determine whether a bat virus stays in bats or becomes a human threat. Most ...

The recent hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has renewed public attention on how dangerous viral infections are diagnosed, and whether testing works similarly to Covid-19.