Subsequent testing revealed the presence of the variant in the patient’s siblings, also underscoring the importance of counseling family members who have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Preliminary testing of wastewater in the United States has detected the new highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86, according to a risk assessment posted Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease ...

Cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron BA.2.86, also known as Pirola, have tripled in two weeks, comprising between 5% and 15% of all infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

STAT's Alex Hogan has what you to know about subclade K, the new flu variant, on this week's episode of STATus Report.

Michigan's chief medical executive says the vaccine 'reduces severe complications' of the flu, including hospitalization.

The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus that was ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. On Wednesday DOH released its latest variant report, ...