The CDC says KN95 and N95 masks offer more protection against COVID-19 than cloth masks. Here’s how to reuse them.
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Cyprus researchers claim they have identified dozens of “deltacron” cases, but the World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster, obscuring potential exits and increasing your risk of smoke inhalation.
You can get COVID-19 and flu at the same time, but experts say this is a dual infection rather than a new strain.
The CDC director made the claim while explaining why there isn’t a negative test recommendation for people ending their isolation.
There is proof that age decreases the body’s ability to process alcohol. But there are a variety of factors that can cause bad hangovers,...
NASA is crashing a satellite into an asteroid called Dimorphos. Dimorphos orbits a larger asteroid, so it's impossible for the satellite to send its...
A widely used PCR test can help flag a potential omicron infection. Confirmation is then done through genomic sequencing.
Some posts on social media have suggested a vaccine isn’t necessary if there’s a pill to treat COVID-19. But the vaccines and pills do...
Headlines about a parasite called Strongyloides being in the U.S. are accurate. The parasite isn’t deadly for most people – and many people don’t...
Since Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting, claims have popped up that more carbon dioxide is emitted from volcanoes than from human activities. That’s false.
AirPods expose users to electromagnetic waves far below the FCC’s limit, which all wireless devices in the U.S. must follow.
Experts say the theory that the Cumbre Vieja volcano could collapse and cause a mega tsunami “doesn’t carry water.”
A tweet claims two strains of the flu have been eradicated during the pandemic, but public health experts say it’s too soon to tell...
Booster shots and revaccinations are common among vaccines, especially those for viruses that continually change.
Hundreds of COVID-19 tests have been authorized by the FDA since the start of the pandemic. Molecular PCR tests remain the “gold standard” way...
The timing of when at-home rapid tests are conducted, as well as how the test is sampled can affect the accuracy of the results.
A box truck telling people to not get vaccinated was actually a publicity stunt encouraging COVID-19 vaccines in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The FDA authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. It’s one-third of the dose people 12 and older receive.
The mu variant accounts for less than 1% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. The delta variant is still the dominant strain in the...