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The White House replaced the federal government’s longstanding hub for news and updates on COVID-19 with a website touting the lab leak theory that blames China for the pandemic.

Friday marks the final day of a summer program designed to help Chandler Unified students prepare for kindergarten this fall.

A new Covid-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus, represents about a third of new US Covid-19 cases. Dr. Leana Wen answers common questions about the new variant.

A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease that dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One year ago, we set out to document how educators were leveraging research in their practice to help all learners thrive. We could not have anticipated how the COVID-19 pandemic would transform our ...

The long-term cost to society may go beyond education though. The Covid-19 lockdowns led to concerns about how children's physical health may have altered during the pandemic.

On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the worlds first pandemic agreement, following three years of "intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the ...

Beyond COVID-19, RFK Jr. appears to be taking aim at mRNA technology more broadly. HHS’ assertion that mRNA technology “remains under-tested” doesn’t jibe with its decision to cut Moderna’s contract ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims for 30 years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, according to figures released Thursday.

New research shows measles vaccination rates for children fell in almost 80 percent of counties across the country after the COVID-19 pandemic. A Johns Hopkins University study tracked immunizatio… ...

The committee had been set to vote on updated recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines at a meeting later this month, before Kennedy usurped the process to impose his own changes to the guidance.