Before the 2020-2021 flu season began, experts were warning of an influenza-and-COVID-19 “twindemic” — a viral mash-up that could wreak havo

Nationwide, people are grappling with the weight of life during the coronavirus pandemic as they reflect on an entire year living under some kind of lockdo

Dolly Parton, the country music legend beloved by all, is working way more than 9 to 5 to make sure that as many people get the coronavirus vaccine as poss

The “baby boom” predicted at the beginning of the pandemic is now widely acknowledged to have been a baby bust. Though there was an assumption that peo

Almost a year after the first reported cluster of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., there’s finally a speck of hope. In some states, nearly 20% of people h

As the U.S. surpasses a staggering COVID-19 death toll of 500,000, many Americans are concerned that states nationwide have proven unprepared to meet the h

This story as been updated to reflect new information from the CDC. It was originally published on January 22, 2021. By now, I never leave the house withou

In her three years as a sex worker, Lyra McKee has faced her share of exploitative and downright scary interactions, from people refusing to pay her to cli

On Friday, Johnson & Johnson announced its development of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that’s 66% effective at preventing symptomatic disease and 8

In the 24 hours since Joe Biden was sworn in as President of the United States, he has already rolled out a plethora of policy changes: rejoining the Paris

Following Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, there will be quite a few changes to COVID-19  vaccine distribution in the country. Under the Biden admini

On Tuesday, January 12, the Supreme Court ruled to limit access to medication abortions, at the request of the Trump administration. The order reinsta

It’s 2021, and we’re not going to dwell on 2020. But: It will certainly not be remembered as the year we all slept like babies. Babies with col

According to the Global Wellness Institute, the wellness industry is valued at $4.5 trillion — and it’s been steadily growing now for quite some ti

Now that the FDA has approved not one but two COVID-19 vaccines, and President-elect Joe Biden is just weeks away from being sworn in as the 46th President

Vice President Mike Pence has never been known for his staunch belief in science. In 2009, he refused to say that he believed in evolution; he has also con

As pharmaceutical companies start obtaining emergency use authorizations and manufacturing coronavirus vaccine doses as quickly as they can, wealthy nation

After months of speculation, we’ve come to a point where a COVID-19 vaccine is actually within our reach. Just one week ago, the U.K. announced emerg