In the last week, the agency has seen a seven percent increase in positive COVID test results and a spike in COVID-related ...

Sonora, CA– Tuolumne County experienced a sharp rise in flu cases in December, according to a report from the county’s Public ...

With holiday gatherings and New Year's celebrations in the rearview mirror, many Americans are coming down with respiratory ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Since 2019, pandemic rules have slowly been lifted, allowing more leniency on precautions; however ...

The XEC COVID-19 variant, first identified in Europe, now accounts for 45 percent of cases in the United States, according to ...

Wastewater surveillance suggests that we in the midst of what's being called a "Silent" COVID-19 surge fueled by the XEC ...

The UK is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, driven by the new XEC variant, amidst a 'quademic' of winter illnesses. XEC, a highly contagious Omicron subvariant, presents with symptoms ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Until now, scientists have been unable to determine how metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar, works. A study provided direct evidence in mice that it ...

Experts had previously associated a spike in Covid cases with the emergence of the XEC variant, first identified in Germany and noted for its high transmissibility due to several mutations.

Then, during the two week period ending on Dec. 7, the XEC variant overtook KP.3.1.1, accounting for 44% of total cases. The XEC variant first appeared in Germany in June. The CDC could not ...

Health experts had previously linked a rise in Covid cases with the emergence of the XEC strain. The variant, which was first discovered in Germany, is thought to be highly transmissible due to a ...