COVID-19

There are about 200 athletes at San Diego City College. When it comes to money for gear, state funding only carries the program so far. That’s where Maye-Williams Active comes in.

A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection.

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.

The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions. The White House says the troops will be sent to focus on administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can work in the field. The troops will not do law enforcement work. President Joe Biden’s...

The U.S. surgeon general says loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually. Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report issued Tuesday says about half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness. The surgeon general is calling on workplaces, schools, technology companies, community organizations, parents and other people to make...

The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex.

The XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant is increasing, with anecdotal reports that it may be causing some unusual symptoms like pink eye. Here’s what you need to know.

The research shows it may be possible to retrain the brain to recover its sense of smell.

U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older Americans and people with weak immune systems.

The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.

South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves.

California lifted its COVID masking requirements in health care settings Monday but two Bay Area counties are keeping masking rules in place.

COVID-era protections for LA County renters are ending after three years. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on March 31, 2023.

LA County Health Officials remind employers that employees must follow COVID rules if they test positive.

President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19.

Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, suggesting the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab, international experts say.

‘It’s a way to speak back to the idea that all harm is measurable,’ according to a psychologist.

A senior living center operator and three of its managers were charged in connection with 14 C0VID-19-related deaths Tuesday by Los Angeles County prosecutors.

The House has voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19. The 419-0 vote Friday was a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic. It was final approval of the bill, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Debate was brief and...

Governor Gavin Newsom has tested positive for COVID-19, his office confirmed Wednesday.