Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent(CNN) It's been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with Covid-19."I woke up first thing in the morning and I felt really hot and out of breath," he said, recalling the morning of March 22, 2020. "I went into the bathroom trying to catch my breath, and I immediately coughed up blood into the sink. ... I ended up in the hospital that day and tested positive for Covid."Reagan said he spent two months in and out of the hospital last spring, with acute Covid-19.See moreBut for as hard...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent(CNN) It's been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with Covid-19."I woke up first thing in the morning and I felt really hot and out of breath," he said, recalling the morning of March 22, 2020. "I went into the bathroom trying to catch my breath, and I immediately coughed up blood into the sink. ... I ended up in the hospital that day and tested positive for Covid."Reagan said he spent two months in and out of the hospital last spring, with acute Covid-19.See moreBut for as hard...WW…

By , Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN Chief Medical CorrespondentLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It’s Super Bowl weekend – a moment that many people, at the start of the season, did not think we’d ever see.After all, when the season kicked off with the opening of training camp in late July, we were in the middle of Covid-19 spikes around the country, and football is the very definition of a contact sport – contact being one of the activities we’ve been exhorted to avoid in order to avoid getting sick and slow the spread of the virus.Yet here we are: Super Bowl LV with the Kansas City...…By , Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN Chief Medical CorrespondentLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It’s Super Bowl weekend – a moment that many people, at the start of the season, did not think we’d ever see.After all, when the season kicked off with the opening of training camp in late July, we were in the middle of Covid-19 spikes around the country, and football is the very definition of a contact sport – contact being one of the activities we’ve been exhorted to avoid in order to avoid getting sick and slow the spread of the virus.Yet here we are: Super Bowl LV with the Kansas City...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, confirmed to CNN that he had surgery Thursday morning to remove a polyp on his vocal cord.Fauci, one of the most vocal members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, took part in numerous interviews and online events this week, as recently as Wednesday.Vocal cord polyps can stem from vocal cord trauma or overuse and can cause hoarseness.Fauci has previously addressed his vocal cord issues, telling the Economic Club of Washington in April that he...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, confirmed to CNN that he had surgery Thursday morning to remove a polyp on his vocal cord.Fauci, one of the most vocal members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, took part in numerous interviews and online events this week, as recently as Wednesday.Vocal cord polyps can stem from vocal cord trauma or overuse and can cause hoarseness.Fauci has previously addressed his vocal cord issues, telling the Economic Club of Washington in April that he...WW…

(CNN)We're now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth's inhabitants. And while it is true that the scientific community has learned many things about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, there are also many gaps in our understanding. One big mystery: Why do some people get very sick and even die from their illness, while other similar people show no symptoms and may not realize they've been infected at all?We know some of the big factors that put people at higher risk of having a severe, even fatal, course of...…(CNN)We're now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth's inhabitants. And while it is true that the scientific community has learned many things about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, there are also many gaps in our understanding. One big mystery: Why do some people get very sick and even die from their illness, while other similar people show no symptoms and may not realize they've been infected at all?We know some of the big factors that put people at higher risk of having a severe, even fatal, course of...WW…

This story originally published on March 9. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the . (CNN)Starting today, you will notice that CNN is using the term pandemic to describe the current coronavirus outbreak. It is not a decision we take lightly. While we know it sounds alarming, it should not cause panic.So why now? The World Health Organization hasn't called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Nor has the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But many epidemiologists and public health experts argue the world is already experiencing a pandemic because of the novel...…This story originally published on March 9. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the . (CNN)Starting today, you will notice that CNN is using the term pandemic to describe the current coronavirus outbreak. It is not a decision we take lightly. While we know it sounds alarming, it should not cause panic.So why now? The World Health Organization hasn't called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Nor has the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But many epidemiologists and public health experts argue the world is already experiencing a pandemic because of the novel...WW…

By , Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN Chief Medical CorrespondentLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The coronavirus pandemic is nowhere near to being over, yet states are starting to ease restrictions to try to avert economic disaster.Public health experts say the only safe way to reopen the country for business as usual is to follow the set up by the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and to test, test, test.There are two distinct types of coronavirus tests you’ve probably heard about. One is the molecular diagnostic test that can test for the virus itself, commonly called an rt-PCR...…By , Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN Chief Medical CorrespondentLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The coronavirus pandemic is nowhere near to being over, yet states are starting to ease restrictions to try to avert economic disaster.Public health experts say the only safe way to reopen the country for business as usual is to follow the set up by the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and to test, test, test.There are two distinct types of coronavirus tests you’ve probably heard about. One is the molecular diagnostic test that can test for the virus itself, commonly called an rt-PCR...WW…