The variant BA.3.2, also nicknamed "Cicada," is steadily rising in U.S. cases. Here are the symptoms to look out for.

When COVID-19 began spreading across the world, one of its most unusual symptoms quickly came into focus: the sudden disappearance of taste. People described coffee tasting like hot water or their ...

Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada,” are still circulating across the U.S. in 2026. How ...

Some individuals have experienced a loss of taste long after a COVID-19 infection has subsided. Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala University and the University ...

Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 infection. The study, published ...

The "highly mutated" variant could evade the latest COVID booster shot. What to know.

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The variant BA.3.2, also nicknamed "Cicada" is steadily rising in U.S. cases. Here are symptoms to look out for.

Its official name is BA.3.2, but it’s earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect’s pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while, and resurfaced in the U.S. late ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research from the Ohio State University College of Medicine suggests that the severity and breadth of ...