The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month raised its benchmark for levels of the Covid virus in wastewater, adjusting a key metric for assessing the disease’s transmission. As a result ...

PEOPLE Inc.’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sohaib Imtiaz breaks down recommendations amid the CDC’s split from trusted medical organizations Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

Researchers have found evidence that long COVID may damage dopamine releasing neurons in the brain, potentially explaining persistent fatigue, low motivation, slowed movement, and memory difficulties.

With colder weather on the way and days growing shorter, the annual respiratory illness season is beginning to take shape. COVID-19 cases are already trending upward. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Fall and winter mark the peak season for common respiratory infections such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV; influenza, better known as the flu; and the common cold. These illnesses – along ...

Although foodborne illnesses stole the spotlight all summer, another highly contagious virus has been spreading in the United States: coronavirus. After a long lull, COVID-19 cases are on the rise ...

As the fall approaches, it’s time to think about respiratory virus season and how to protect yourself. COVID-19 cases are already rising in most parts of the country as a late summer wave sweeps ...

Just as Americans are dealing with the tail end of the "summer surge," the fast-approaching respiratory illness season has COVID-19 on the minds of health care providers once again. The United States ...

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Here's how Peoria-area teams rank in the Week 9 Illinois high school football rankings for 2026 IHSA season. Here's who won the Anderson Aid Pest Control Stark County High School Athlete of the Week ...

Since 2004, the women of the WTA have competed in the China Open, a WTA 1000 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. 96 singles players and 32 doubles teams battle for 1,000 points in the standings ...

Adley Ogburn of the Pekin swimming & diving team was voted the Journal Star Girls Athlete of the Week for Sept. 14-19, presented by CEFCU. The freshman was a two-event winner in a triangular meet on ...