Studies show the vaccine rate in young children, ages 5-to 11, has dropped significantly since the shots were first approved. Researchers believe that may have to do with parental anxiety, but studies show that there are fewer vaccine side effects in young children than there are in teenagers and others who get the shots...

New anti-viral pills that can be taken at home can help fight COVID infections in the same way that anti-viral medications can fight influenza. The US government has already ordered several billion doses of the pills as part of a two-pronged approach to fight COVID: vaccines for the prevention and anti-viral pills for treatment...

Getting chronic pain under control involves more than just pain relief. Lifestyle factors like eating healthy foods, meditation, stress reduction, and exercise can all play a role...

Omicron may be the most serious COVID-19 variant we’ve seen so far, medical authorities say. The variant is so contagious that it can quickly to spread, even to people who may be vaccinated, and eventually overwhelm the nation’s health system...

Health leaders urge pregnant women to get the flu vaccine and to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because of their risks for severe disease from either of those viral infections. A woman’s immune system is weakened when she is pregnant and that means she is more vulnerable to side effects...

The results of a large study show that the main ingredient in Viagra and other ED medications can destroy the plaques that damage the brain and cause Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers believe these medications may eventually be used to treat and prevent Alzheimer's...

Research shows blood pressure rates among all groups of people rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could raise the risk for stroke, heart attack and many other serious conditions...

While researchers focus on the Omicron variant, statistics show the Delta variant is fueling a winter surge in COVID cases, especially in New York, New England, and the Midwest...