New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you’ve already had COVID. Here’s what that means.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
As COVID turns 3, experts worry where the next pandemic will come from – and if we’ll be ready
Public health and national defense experts worry the next pandemic will come at an even higher price than this one. And the nation needs to be ready.
American’s life expectancy continues to fall, erasing health gains of the last quarter century
A variety of factors, such as low COVID-19 vaccination rates and Americans’ general poor health, is behind the life expectancy drop, experts say.
Pot for pain relief? What cannabis can (and can’t) do for chronic pain.
A growing, but still incomplete body of research suggests the cannabis plant, the source of marijuana, can help fight some kinds of pain.
COVID-19 is about to explode in China. What that could mean for the United States.
Experts are predicting COVID cases in China will explode after the country ended its strict zero-COVID policy. Here’s how the US may be affected.
As COVID cases rise, White House announces more prevention efforts, including free tests
More free at-home COVID tests are part of the White House’s plan to combat rising cases this winter season.
Parkinson’s disease is more common than thought. Toxics may contribute to rising rates.
Pinpointing the incidence rate of Parkinson’s disease can help bring more funding and research, experts say.
America has a pain problem. How can we find relief?
To better understand America’s pain problem and what to do about it, USA TODAY spoke with more than 50 pain experts and people with chronic pain.
NFL players age faster than the rest of us. Harvard is researching what can be done.
A Harvard study finds NFL players age a decade faster than the general population and are suffering young from arthritis and high blood pressure.
Where did mpox go? Here’s what brought down cases of disease formerly known as monkeypox.
Cases of the disease formerly known as monkeypox are down as the Biden administration declares an end to the public health emergency.