COVID-19

Is It the Flu, COVID-19, or a Common Cold? An Infectious Disease Expert Weighs In

Figuring out what's making you sick these days can be tough, especially as cold and flu season ramps up.

How Often Should We Be Getting COVID Vaccines?

Getting the flu shot has become an annual tradition for many of us as a way of getting yearly protection from one of the most common infectious diseases.

Is It OK to Work Out With COVID? We Asked Experts.

We know the importance of rest and recovery, but when you love fitness — or being active is part of your job — it can be hard to slow down.

COVID Can Take Your Sense of Smell, and It Doesn't Always Give It Back

Tracy Messina knew something was wrong the day she couldn't smell her tea.

How to Tell If You Have Allergies or COVID, According to 2 MDs

It isn't your imagination: allergy season is absolutely brutal this year.

ME/CFS Isn't Just Misunderstood, It's Actively Neglected

Artist and musician Becca Thomas knew something was wrong when they went from working two jobs, making art, and exercising consistently to feeling winded from a single flight of stairs.

People Are Blaming Long COVID For Their Hangovers — Experts Say the Science Is Shaky

What to Do If You Think You Might Have COVID in 2024

Although we may not be in lockdown anymore, COVID-19 is far from over.

Running With a Chronic Illness Means Letting Go of PRs

I never ran before getting sick.

Is It Rude to Lie About Being Sick? And 21 Other Illness Etiquette Questions

The pandemic changed everything, including the social norms around how to behave when you're sick, afraid you may be sick, or want to avoid getting sick.

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire Recounts the 66 Days to the COVID Vaccine

There are so many aspects of health that disproportionately affect the Black community, and yet less than six percent of US doctors are Black — a deficit that only further harms public health.

Is Masking Making a Comeback Amid Eris Variant and BA.2.86?

The pandemic may be over, but COVID-19 cases are increasing as a new COVID-19 variant has started picking up steam.