Health & Wellness

American businesses are taking different paths after a Supreme Court ruling against the Biden mandate for big employers.

The imprisoned former pharmaceutical executive was ordered to pay nearly $65 million after a federal court found that he engaged in illegal and monopolistic behavior.

While industry executives foresee an eventual need for doses targeting the new strain or potential future variants, U.S. officials say current evidence doesn’t support rolling them out and cite practical reasons not to.

Two years of pandemic disruptions are making it harder to fall and stay asleep, but changes to your night routine can help.

Questions and answers on issues such as how well boosters protect against the Delta variant and how effective they are.

The pandemic has disturbed many people’s sleep. Here are the smartest strategies to finally get your sleep back on track.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it will cover the cost of the drug Aduhelm, but as part of further clinical testing.

At-home rapid antigen tests are in demand to help us assess risk during the current surge in Covid-19 infections. But recent studies raise questions about how effective the tests are at detecting the Omicron variant.

With doctors under strain in the pandemic, patients are taking more of their healthcare into their own hands.

Some scientists say the nose-only approach is missing early infections, but the FDA warns against throat swabbing.

With the new Covid-19 variant surging, doctors advise doubling up or trying N95 masks.

Without enough critical workers during the Omicron variant’s surge, some facilities say they must limit capacity to assure proper patient care.

Triaging who is eligible for Covid-19 tests can help ensure that patients who need a test the most get results fast enough. But turning some people away from testing risks perpetuating the virus’s spread.

The average of known cases could soon triple the pre-Omicron record set a year ago, when the U.S. briefly saw about a quarter million daily cases.

Omicron is extending its reach across the country, pushing up hospitalizations as well as new infections

Asymptomatic carriers may be tempted to keep their fitness resolutions. Medical professionals say that’s a bad idea.

The milestone comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to hold a special session to consider the Biden administration’s vaccine rules for private employers and healthcare workers.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky says she will work to improve CDC’s messaging on pandemic guidelines.

Facing long lines at free sites, some people turn to companies that sell Covid-19 lab tests for more than $200, or pay $20 or more for at-home tests.

It’s unclear whether having Covid-19 and the flu at the same time results in more severe illness.