Vaccination

Do you need another COVID-19 booster?

As the U.S. enters its third year of the pandemic, COVID-19 cases are at an all-time high thanks to the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Italy makes outdoor mask wearing compulsory

Italy has reintroduced the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor spaces to contain mounting coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Thursday.

Health

Social media poised to drive disaster preparedness and response

Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare may be an important key to improving the public health system's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, according to a New England Journal of ...

Overweight & Obesity

Adult obesity rate in US holds steady, report says

After three decades of increases, adult obesity rates held steady in the past year in virtually all 50 US states, according to an annual report released Friday.

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