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Turns out automatic hand sanitizer dispensers don't always dispense the proper amount. How much hand sanitizer is really enough?

Two new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are available this year for people aged 60 and older, as well as for those between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant. With RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) season almost in full swing, medical professionals are urging people to speak to their healthcare providers about getting vaccinated. Two vaccines, Arexvy (GSK) and Abrysvo (Pfizer), have already rolled out; both are single dose and approved for people aged 60 and older, and Abrysvo has also be...

Two new RSV vaccines—Arexvy (GSK) and Abrysvo (Pfizer)—are available and approved for people aged 60 and older; Abrysvo has also been approved for those between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant to help protect newborns. Here's what to know about side effects of the RSV vaccines, and how to decide if the shot is right for you.

Doctors explain how to ensure your Covid test is as accurate as possible.

Doctors explain how to ensure your Covid test is as accurate as possible.

Doctors explain how to ensure your Covid test is as accurate as possible.

The length of Covid depends on several factors, and the virus can affect everyone a little differently.

The variants EG.5 and BA.2.86 are circulating, and more could emerge this fall and winter. Here are the most common symptoms and how to protect yourself.

New strains of COVID will continue to emerge, meaning the virus can shift at any moment, and long COVID remains a risk for anyone who contracts the virus. COVID transmission rates and hospitalizations remain very low compared to major surges in the past, according to Brian Labus, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Public Health. Anecdotally, many individuals who have caught COVID recently have reported milde...

Infections with so-called brain-eating amoebas are very rare, but when they happen, the consequences are almost always lethal.