Dana G. Smith

  • two women sitting outside talkingHealth

    Your office may have dropped its COVID safety measures, but these 4 strategies will help lower your risk of getting sick at work

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  • Woman in a hospital bed wearing a surgical mask and nursing her babyWell

    What we know about COVID antibodies in breast milk

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  • A medical worker treats a non Covid-19 patient, who is just in a room besides rooms with Covid-19 patients, in the ICU ward at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 4, 2022. – The hospital claims that they are overflowing with patients and dont have many beds left if any. According to state data Massachusetts currently has 2,221 hospitalizations of covid patients with 402 in ICU rooms and 245 intubated. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    Emergency rooms are at their breaking point with patients waiting for days

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  • AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – OCTOBER 07: In this photo illustration a person displays the use of a COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit at home on October 07, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. A pilot scheme for the use of rapid antigen testing will begin this week in the private sector, as businesses lobby for their approval for use as a screening tool to protect critical worksites. Rapid antigen testing not yet been approved for use in New Zealand beyond a small scheme at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital. The tests will also be used within the next few days at Auckland City and North Shore hospitals, and as a point-of-arrival test in the self-isolation pilots for business travellers returning to New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)Health

    The search for rapid COVID-19 tests could get a whole lot worse

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  • Covid vaccine for kidsHealth

    How safe COVID vaccines are for kids under 12, according to the data

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  • Pfizer vaccineHealth

    Which vaccine booster should you get: Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson?

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  • Boy getting vaccinatedHealth

    Should kids under 12 get the COVID vaccine? What parents should know

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  • Medical worker with COVID-19 vaccineHealth

    Five biggest myths about the COVID-19 vaccines, debunked

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  • Pregnant woman with maskHealth

    Why pregnant people are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters

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  • Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at a senior living facility in Worcester, Penn., U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.Health

    The rationales for and against a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

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  • COVID ICU in LouisianaHealth

    Could the Delta wave peak soon in the U.S., as some analysts suggest?

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