pandemic

Public school students showed a dramatic decline in math and reading in their annual assessments, officials say. News4’s Mark Segraves reports what the school system is doing to try to make up for lost learning during the pandemic.

New data shows a dramatic decline in D.C. Public Schools’ students learning since the pandemic and virtual learning began. Students in third through eighth grades, as well as high school students, took assessments in the spring for the first time in two years. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) on Friday released the results, which show declines...

Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, a new study shows. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola

The Pfizer pill, Paxlovid, is intended for people with COVID-19 who are more likely to become seriously ill. Previously only doctors could prescribe the drug

China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also rejected accusations...

White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children. Federal authorization of shots for U.S. kids under 5 is possible next week. The government last week began allowing pharmacies and states to place orders, with 5 million doses initially available. So far, about 1.45 million of the 2.5 million available doses of Pfizer...

A new health study found alcohol-related deaths increased during the pandemic. A D.C. group that helps treat addiction says it’s also seen an increase in patients since 2020 as people were more likely to abuse alcohol in isolation. (Photos courtesy of Brookdale Recovery Center)

The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool says that nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill

Friday marks two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, almost a million people have died in the United States, and thousands more have been affected by the virus. “Just two years ago, the doctor told my wife, ‘Go ahead and prepare for my funeral’, and now I’m here healthy and stronger, taking it day by…

I showed up to meet Marcus Robinson and his girlfriend, Brittney Price, on a weekday afternoon in Los Angeles. They invited me into their home, where they had just signed the lease. They told me it was a challenge to land this place just a few blocks from downtown. Robinson and Price are both freelance artists. Like many, the pandemic…

In 2021, rent rose about 14% across the country, the biggest surge in over two years. Of the 10 U.S. cities with the highest average rent, six, including Los Angeles, are in California. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadways talks to one couple, both artists, who were hit hard by the rent spike and explores potential solutions.

People reporting mental health issues in Northern Virginia has increased by 20% over the past two years.

Going back to the office after working from home for so long can be stressful. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports how a local psychiatrist recommends handling the transition.

News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports on a new survey on American feelings about the end of pandemic restrictions.

Canada’s trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital city for weeks, could echo for years in Canadian politics and perhaps south of the border

Restaurant and shops owners throughout the D.C. region are hoping Valentine’s Day may provide a financial boost to business. News4’S Derrick Ward reports.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the state senate’s passing a bill allowing parents to make the choice about masking their children.