Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY

While some parents can’t wait to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19, others remain hesitant. Your questions answered.

The actions clear the way for 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to begin delivery and distribution to young children as soon as Tuesday.

A more traditional vaccine than some of the others, Novavax’s offering might encourage some COVID-19 vaccine holdouts to get the shot, experts said.

A study of the Type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide found it resulted in dramatic weight loss, offering hope for those struggling with obesity.

Just in the last decade, scientists have been faced with identifying a handful of never-before-seen human diseases or unusual paths of known ones.

So far, 5 Americans are likely infected with monkeypox, the CDC said Monday. Health officials are trying to determine how the cases may be connected.

Underused COVID-19 antivirals such as Paxlovid could save more lives. The Biden administration pledges to make them more available.

Awareness varies about the availability and effectiveness of ‘miracle’ COVID treatments, experts say. Once in short supply they are now underused.

Concerned that the original vaccine may lose protectiveness as the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, companies have been testing different vaccine versions.