COVID-19 now tends to see spikes during cold and flu seasons. Most vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 are not at risk for severe symptoms or death, according to the CDC. However, those with weakened immune systems or unvaccinated people pose a higher ...

A new study from researchers across the country found that women, particularly those in middle age, have a higher risk of developing long COVID than men, muddying the medical water further.

Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Today, January 20, 2025 will be the five year anniversary of the first reported case of COVID-19 in Washington State by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to watch for, and how to stay safe.

Historically, COVID-19 symptoms have been fevers or chills, cough, shortness of breath, cough, congestion or a runny nose, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, fatigue and body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting or diarrhea, according to the CDC.

“CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely than a natural origin based on the available body of reporting,” an agency spokesman sai

Like everything else, Washington’s court system was upended by COVID-19. Court proceedings paused or moved online. Cases piled up. Justice was delayed.

William Schaffner: Norovirus is an intestinal virus that can make you very, very sick. It is indelicately called winter vomiting disease, and it begins suddenly, often with an explosive vomit that then repeats itself.

In the midst of pandemic upheaval, researchers have gained fundamental insights about how the body fends off infections.

CDC testing data for the same period reveals that 6.6 percent of COVID-19 tests came back positive, with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin seeing the highest test positivity rates of any region at 8.9 percent.

COVID-19 is still raging, and we're seeing an especially high surge of it in winter 2025—plus high rates of flu, RSV and even HMPV, not to mention that it's common cold season, too. That perfect storm of respiratory messiness can make it tricky to determine with which specific illness you're infected.