Breakthrough COVID-19 infections happen in fully vaccinated individuals, but they are not common.  The numbers show that the vast majority of those breakthrough infections are mild, even in cases of the Delta variant...

Last year during the pandemic, children did not seem to be strongly affected by COVID-19. But scientists say because of the Delta variant, this year many more children are being affected. Appointments at pediatricians’ offices and admissions to children's hospitals are way up as a result...

Evidence shows that people with weak immune systems may not make enough antibodies from two doses of the vaccine to protect themselves from the COVID-19 variants. The FDA is now recommending booster doses to those fully vaccinated individuals who have weak immune systems...

Psoriasis is a common, inflammatory skin condition that is uncomfortable, itchy and unsightly. But there are new treatments in the pipeline that may soon be available to patients...

Preventive health checks are down nearly 20 % since the pandemic began. Health experts say this could mean that many more people will be diagnosed with severe conditions that will be much more difficult to treat in the future...

Well over 150 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The vaccines have proven to be safe and effective in most cases, but there can be important and sometimes serious side effects in some cases...

Children with serious COVID-19 infections are becoming increasingly common due to the Delta variant. Pediatricians say masking in schools is imperative to keep things from getting worse...

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, so much of what we do to protect against respiratory infections will help to slow the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19...