Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has argued the surge of cases associated with the delta variant likely will be the last major Covid-19 surge in the United States—but other experts emphasize that the coronavirus has defied expectations before.

Although some people may think looking at memes is a "frivolous endeavor," a new study published in Psychology of Popular Media suggests that doing so may actually increase positive emotions and improve people's ability to cope with the pandemic.

The delta coronavirus variant was not associated with an increased risk of severe Covid-19, according to a relatively small study published by CDC in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. But some experts are questioning the study's findings, which appear to contradict other research.

Coordinated protests from Covid-19 skeptics have pushed many public health professionals out of their jobs, Kirk Siegler reports for NPR—and these skeptics may soon begin targeting these vacated positions for themselves.

A new report from the Primary Care Collaborative and the Robert Graham Center lays out the factors that set apart the communities with the lowest risks of Covid-19 infection and death.

CDC has linked whole onions imported from Mexico to a salmonella outbreak that has hospitalized 129 people, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Georgia, Illinois, and Ohio.

How nurses are in crisis, what Colin Powell's death reveals about protecting the immunocompromised, and more.