A variant strain of the coronavirus, one that was first discovered in the United Kingdom, is now the dominant strain of the virus circulating throughout the United States, CDC Director Rochelle ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Cases of the U.K. B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant in Houston are doubling weekly, increasing rapidly to 648 cases in mid-March from 305 just a week earlier, according to findings from Houston Methodist.

The highly contagious strain of COVID-19 that originated in the UK is expected to become the dominant strain in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variant is ...