The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, which means vaccines could be available to school-aged children starting next week. The move brings families with young children a step closer to…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. New rights to gather in worship and visit loved ones in nursing homes won overwhelming approval in Texas as voters pushed back against pandemic restrictions enacted…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Another Wisconsin mother has filed a federal lawsuit over the lack of COVID-19 protocols at her son’s school. WEAU-TV reported that Gina Kildahl filed the suit Monday in Madison. She’s seeking an injunction forcing the Fall…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The continuing decline in COVID-19 incidence suggests the latest surge has peaked as new cases in children dropped for the 4th consecutive week, based on data…

These are the global coronavirus stories you need to know about this week. UK positive COVID-19 tests rose by 12.2% over 7 days as of Monday, at a rate of 350.9 per 100,000 population. However, deaths were down 8.8%, and hospitalisations…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The pandemic was more disruptive to the home life of female primary care doctors who had children than that of those who did not have children,…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Medical authorities in Alaska are dealing with a spike in COVID-19 cases that is straining hospitals and health care providers. On Wednesday, the state reported 1,068…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Hospital discharge day for Phoua Yang was more like a pep rally. On her way rolling out of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, she…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. This is a collaboration between KHN and “Science Friday.” Listen to the conversation between KHN senior correspondent Christina Jewett and Science Friday’s host and executive producer,…

National Nurses United (NNU), a California-based union with 175,000 members, is blaming hospitals for nursing shortages that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release issued last Thursday, NNU said that chronic understaffing by hospitals has driven away…