"It's a waste of resources." Long after COVID patients stop being contagious, their body continues to slough off fragments of dead virus cells, sometimes triggering a "positive" reading from COVID ...

Even before Candace Palmerlee tested positive for the coronavirus, she began isolating herself at home, not wanting to pass the infection on to others. When her positive test result was confirmed on ...

Cases of influenza increased during holiday gatherings and travel and have been on the rise since then.

A new study out of South Korea suggests that people who test positive for COVID-19 a second time may no longer be contagious. For the study, published Tuesday by South Korea's Centers for Disease ...

Experts aren't quite sure what's in store for us this cold, flu and COVID season. But with a new flu variant beginning to spread in the U.S. and low COVID vaccination rates, this may be a more severe ...

Studies have shown that people may be contagious for about two days before developing COVID-19 symptoms. In fact, right before developing symptoms is when people are likely the most contagious, said ...

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/10/2025) — New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School is providing important insights into how COVID-19 persists in cancer patients even long after testing ...

Flu season is here in New Jersey, but other illnesses are in full swing as well. Reported flu cases at the end of December ...