A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...

A painful sore throat, often referred to as "razor blade throat", is just one of the symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant. This variant is currently being monitored by the World Health Organization.

Dr. Eileen Schneider, a medical epidemiologist in the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, said HMPV is "associated with approximately 20,000 hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years." ...

Variant NB.1.8.1 accounted for 0% of U.S. cases in April. By mid-June, it was estimated to be the cause of around 37% of ...

The CDC confirms a new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a spike in cases in China, was detected in the U.S. in low numbers.

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The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being down ...

An 8-year-old girl in China vomited worms for a month before doctors found drain fly larvae from household water were the ...

COVID-19 is remains a public health concern five years after the start of the pandemic. What to know about vaccines, variants ...