Healthcare

Many travelers returned to the skies in 2021. The Sunday after Thanksgiving, 2.4 million individuals were screened by the Transportation Security Administration, a number just shy of the 2.5 million who were screened on the same day in 2019, as reported by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in the nation has surged over the past two weeks, now surpassing 1 million, with 95% of them from the omicron variant. At such a rate, every week, over 2% of the entire population becomes infected. 

Some of the 33 million adults in the nation who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 may believe that the vaccines are risky. Medical systems around the country have debunked myths about their risk. Whether vaccine resistance is attributed to the speed at which the vaccines were developed, reported vaccine side effects, or breakthrough infections, those who remain on the vaccine sidelines are exposing themselves to much higher risk with the virus than the vaccine itself may pose.  

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has requested federal assistance as hospitals across the state are seeing a record number of patients and dealing with strained capacity.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Let’s start with some good news - in many stores around the Triangle, you'll be able to find staples such as milk, eggs and bread.

The Omicron variant is threatening to make the historic backlog at the largest ports in the US even worse.

Beginning Saturday, most people with private health insurance will be able to get up to eight at-home PCR and rapid COVID-19 tests per month after after a recent announcement by the Biden administration

As we head into the new year, the novel coronavirus is surging once again. Despite the deja vu, though, we’re not in the same spot as before: We’ve uncovered a lot about COVID-19 in our second year of living with it.

A new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign identifies the optimal conditions to reduce the risk of COVID transmission on airplanes.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – State health officials warned Monday that the omicron variant of COVID-19 could lead to record-setting daily case numbers in North Carolina, as they urged people to get tested before holiday gatherings and to get their booster shots.