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But incidence rates continue to increase in women, children and adolescents and young adults, the Annual Report to the Nation finds.

Prolonged delays in cancer screening for low-income women during the pandemic threaten to increase existing health disparities.

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents; trials for younger children are now underway.

The CDC and FDA confirmed that the vaccine is safe, and said the recent pause should be lifted for all groups.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop in the United States, but a global pandemic cannot be defeated in one country.

A year into the pandemic, the FDA, CDC and USDA say there’s no credible evidence linking food or packaging to COVID-19.

The order requires masks while traveling on airplanes, trains, subways and buses or using ride-share services like Uber.

With the vaccine rollout going slowly, experts debate delayed second dose and other strategies.

Incoming passengers will need to show a negative test results within three days prior to departure.

Estimates show that more than 300,000 people died of COVID-19 in 2020.

Those with a history of allergy to food or medication should be able to safely receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Anthony Fauci, President-elect Joe Biden and senior legislators were vaccinated publicly to demonstrate their confidence in vaccine safety.

Messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA vaccines—are some of the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States.

An HIV researcher and doctor, Rochelle Walensky also studies vaccines. Plus: Obama’s surgeon general Vivek Murthy returns.

With the first vaccines expected within weeks, a CDC advisory panel votes on how to prioritize access.

Black men with breast cancer were more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage.