The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its COVID-19 isolation guidance, marking a shift from how we currently attempt to prevent the spread of the illness. The new guidance states that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted at COVID-19, including an official end to a pandemic-era plea ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID guidelines for 2024, removing the five-day isolation recommendation as the agency said it aims to mirror guidance for other ...

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Is the COVID quarantine on its way out? Amid reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be considering a change to its COVID isolation guidelines, doctors are sharing ...

With cases of respiratory illness on the rise in northern Illinois, UW Health makes changes to its mask and visitor policies.

INDIANAPOLIS — Starting Tuesday night, Riley Hospital for Children will start restricting visitors after a rise in pediatric respiratory cases. The viruses are quickly filling emergency rooms and ...

Jason Moyer was days away from a family road trip to visit his parents when his 10-year-old son woke up with a fever and cough. The prospect threatened to upend the family’s plans. “Six months ago, we ...

Multiple hospital systems have issued visitor restrictions due to the rising rate of influenza, COVID and other respiratory ...