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Testing sewage for infectious diseases can provide an early warning of what’s circulating even if people don’t have symptoms, the CDC says.

Flu season is approaching, and with COVID-19 cases likely to increase this winter as more people are stuck indoors, medical experts are urging people to do everything they can to protect themselves against both viruses. It's more important than ever to get a flu shot this year, said Dr. Christine Alexander, chair of family medicine at MetroHealth. Not only do COVID-19 and influenza often present similar symptoms, but vulnerable populations – such as elderly and the immunocompromised – are at a high risk for both illnesses, she said.

With COVID-19 cases surging and more than 250,000 dead, the CDC is recommending people not travel for Thanksgiving. And doctors worry the holiday could be a superspreader event.

With the presidential election less than two weeks away, COVID-19 infection rates are increasing across Northeast Ohio and hospitalizations are going up. Infectious disease doctors predict this will continue as the weather gets colder. So what if you wait until November 3 to vote, but end up in the hospital, for COVID-19 or any other reason on that day?

Several Major League Baseball and National Hockey League teams have shuttered facilities after players test positive for COVID-19. Experts worry it's too soon to bring back pro sports.

More than 14,000 people have now been hospitalized in New York City for COVID-19. But two large overflow facilities have been operating far below their capacity.

Exposing people to a potentially fatal disease could hasten understanding of COVID-19 and development of new vaccines and treatments. But the risks of such studies raise serious ethical questions.

The omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness but is about 15 times more contagious than delta in children under the age of 5, according to a new study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand protection before an expected winter wave.

The 19th is a new nonprofit news organization that focuses on women's issues. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with co-founder Emily Ramshaw.