Draghi's unity government imploded Wednesday as members of his uneasy coalition rebuffed his appeal to ensure implementation of the European Union-funded pandemic recovery program

Study will assess how well special shot built to be Omicron-proof protects against infection; expert says Israel helping lead way in ‘the future of the fight against the pandemic’

US doctor calls BA.5 'hypercontagious' and WHO says pandemic 'nowhere near over' as virus continues to mutate worldwide and cause concern among experts

White House suggests US president is being careful about COVID, but scientists now know that people don’t catch COVID-19 as a result of physical contact

Two cases of diphtheria reported in Australia, as experts say phenomenon is caused by same vulnerability that brought polio in Israel -- missed routine vaccines during the pandemic

Prof. Nadav Katz says the sixth wave is almost at peak and will soon be in retreat, without anything close to damage inflicted by winter wave

But despite return of travelers, full recoveries not expected until at least 2024 due to rising inflation, supply chain problems, continued case spikes and labor shortages

US physician, who served as Kiryas Joel community doctor for decades before parting ways, rose to fame in 2020 when his virus treatment was endorsed by then-president Trump

Prof. Ran Balicer says current spike reflects waning immunity, a new variant and summer AC use — but widespread unreported home testing means we don't know yet how severe it'll be

As new variant BA.5 gains ground, 158 patients in serious condition, up from 106 last week