New Democratic superstar failed to unseat Cruz – but his greatest victory has been wrestling a Republican stronghold back into play

Drug companies that bypass distributors and offer generics directly to patients, like the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, could disrupt the pharmaceutical supply chain and ultimately save thousa...

It's not over until it’s over.

With Omicron surging and hospitals filling, we needed some good news.

So why does the United States have 4 percent of the world’s population and 22 percent of coronavirus deaths?

The sad irony of the Saudi journalist’s disappearance: His fate may seal that of the reckless leader he criticized.

With hospitals growing full again and COVID-19 cases climbing, officials on Tuesday...

Millions of people are on lockdown in China as it experiences its worst outbreak since March 2020. Cases are also on the rise in Europe.

With the delta variant of the coronavirus taking hold in Texas, and making younger people sicker than before, a top virus expert says there's no substitute for vaccination.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Peter J. Hotez became one of the nation’s most trusted voices, appearing daily on major news networks like MSNBC, NPR and BBC to keep the public informed on the...

Story at a glance Multiple leading public health experts believe masks on public transit aren’t necessary, as COVID-19 cases remain at low levels.  Others believe masks are still necessary as …

It's already in Houston and it's the dominant variant in the U.K. It's also believed to be more transmissible.

The last time case numbers were this high, Abbott closed bars and urged Texans to avoid summer holiday gatherings.

The Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine has concerns about President's Trump's diagnosis.

Nature Reviews Immunology - In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-vaccine activism in the USA accelerated, amplified and formed an alliance with political groups and even extremists. An...

Since the pandemic began, we’ve talked frequently with bow-tied vaccine researcher Dr....

The latest round of attacks on prominent US scientists from public figures and elected officials may require the formation of a new type of organization to ensure our safety and productivity.

The inventors of Corbevax said it was cheap, easy to make, effective and safe. They hoped it could bring vaccine equity to countries that can't access costlier shots. Has it lived up to its promise?

There's a lot of misinformation out there. Let's set the record straight.

In a study of 2,260 children age 12 to 15, no vaccinated kids contracted the virus

While there aren't any reported cases of the new omicron COVID variant in the United...

Hundreds of new state laws come into effect on 1 September, including attacking trans rights, further limiting abortion and pushing back climate efforts

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has awarded Dr. Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology and dean...

With Mexico's 2024 elections quickly approaching, will democracy prevail, or will the nation backslide into a one-party system?

Dr. Peter Hotez says COVID-19 won't be the last coronavirus, but learning from this pandemic will help save lives when it happens again.

Platform’s paid verification system is being used to give sense of validity to accounts pushing health misinformation

The government announced Sunday that half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one Covid-19 shot but some Americans remain skeptical about vaccinations and mask-wearing. Co-Director of...

When President Joe Biden entered office, his administration made clear it intended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on getting the country vaccinated. With the Delta variant of the corona...

The United States and Saudi Arabia are trying to move beyond a public spat last year that saw strategic ties hit a nadir, as Western and Gulf security concerns align over the threat from Iranian...

Hotez is co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital. Wen is a professor of health policy and management at George Washington University.

The poll released by the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Democratic incumbent Lina Hidalgo at 48% among likely voters and her Republican rival, Alexandra del Moral Mealer, at 47%.

Q&A: Peter Hotez talks about the new variant BA.2, his Corbevax vaccine and a third...

The latest Gallup poll shows only 58% of Americans are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Can Jeff Sessions survive his Alabama Senate runoff?

Here are six takeaways for readers who were unable to make the Houston Chronicle's...

The new shots are aimed at helping to control both the original coronavirus strain and the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.