Widening access to coronavirus testing and increasing oxygen supplies for countries in need will be backed by £105 million ($141.6m) of emergency aid, UK Foreign...

The combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus'...

Horrific scenes seen in previous Covid-19 waves are “now history,” according to John Bell, a regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford and...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they've tested positive for Covid-19 from...

France on Tuesday reported a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in 24 hours, one of the highest one-day tallies worldwide. It is...

Australian researchers are conducting a trial to see whether squirting a blood thinner into the nose could offer protection against Covid.The nasal spray uses the...

Former prime minister Gordon Brown says the failure to distribute vaccines to poorer countries is a "stain on our global soul".He said people were realising...

India will start giving Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 15 and older, and offer booster shots to at-risk adults as the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens...

The UK, EU and the US have received more doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the last six weeks than African countries have all year.New analysis...

The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globally."An event...

Over-50s who test positive for Covid-19 should be enrolled in live trials for pioneering antiviral drugs to increase their chance of overcoming the illness, a...

Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top US infectious disease expert says."There's no doubt...

Pioneering technology using artificial intelligence in the UK and US can accurately predict which people will within two years develop dementia.A study forecast which patients...

The new Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the UK. So what are the symptoms people should act on?The NHS says people should...

As Sweden and Denmark introduce tougher measures to tackle a surge in coronavirus, the top Swedish epidemiologist has warned that some people in his country...

The UK has confirmed the world's first official Omicron death as Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to rule out tighter restrictions before Christmas.Speaking during a...

The target for giving every adult in England a booster shot has been brought forward by a month over fears of a “tidal wave of...

Live updates: follow the latest news on Covid-19 variant Omicron. Covid-19 vaccine makers will likely need to alter their inoculations to counter the Omicron variant,...

South Africa's new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the...

Scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.The team - in Cardiff and the...

The World Health Organization has said people who are unwell or vulnerable should delay travel if they are not completely vaccinated.In its latest travel advisory,...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in his first public remarks on the omicron variant of the coronavirus, said it poses risks to both sides of...

The UK's vaccine advisory body is set to announce later if it will back an expansion of the Covid booster scheme. Nine cases of the...

Three cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in the UK and measures are being introduced to slow its spread.Discover how the variant...

Quantifying the dangers of plastic pollution in the seas and nature, a team of researchers in a new study estimates that about half of the...

The new Covid variant circulating in South Africa that prompted UK travel restrictions is a "huge international concern", the health secretary says. Sajid Javid said...

Scientists in South Africa said Thursday they had detected a new COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations, blaming it for a surge in...

Experts from the World Health Organisation are meeting South African officials to assess the new B. 1.1.529 coronavirus variant from South Africa which has prompted...

Scientists have said a new Covid variant that carries an “extremely high number” of mutations may drive further waves of disease by evading the body’s...

Europe remains "in the firm grip" of COVID and the continent's death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World...

I was just a tad surprised when I heard Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, suggesting on Tuesday that the problem of the escalating coronavirus...

French health authorities reported 5,266 daily new Covid-19 infections on Monday, pushing the seven-day moving average of new cases to an almost three-month high.The average,...

New Zealand will end a three-and-a-half-month lockdown in the country's largest city Auckland early next month as it adopts a new coronavirus control strategy, Prime...

Acer's Nitro 5 gaming laptops tend to have fairly plain exteriors, lower-end specs and lower price points to match. Newer models, like some released this...

The World Health Organization is "very worried" about the spread of Covid-19 in Europe as the continent battles a fresh wave of infections.Speaking to the...

Simulations prior to the coronavirus pandemic warned the UK government to prepare businesses and schools for homeworking, but the advice was "not fully implemented", a...

Merck’s anti-Covid pill has been approved for emergency use across the EU as a new wave of coronavirus cases sweeps across the continent, forcing countries...

An east Alabama medical products company is planning to invest $123 million for an expansion project at its Auburn facility.Auburn officials say this expansion will...

Health leaders have issued fresh warnings about pressures on the National Health Service over the winter as a new report found thousands of deaths were...

According to the report by Allied Market Research, titled, "3D Printing Medical Devices Market By Component (3D Printing Equipment, Materials, Services and Software), By Technology...

As coronavirus case rates in much of continental Europe are rising, the UK has been recording a fall in the number of positive tests.Although the...

Drinking coffee or tea may be linked to a lower risk of stroke and dementia, research suggests. At least two cups of tea or coffee...

All over-40s in the UK will be offered a third dose of a Covid vaccine, after advice from the government scientists. The move would top...

People who survive cancer early in their life have higher risks of ill health as they grow older, and these risks vary according to the...

About two million people who have not been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have been placed in lockdown in Austria as the country faces a surge...

While many European countries are seeing steep rises in coronavirus cases and preparing to step up Covid restrictions, the UK has been going in the...

Previous common cold infections could provide protection against Covid-19, a study has shown, offering clues to how medicines should be developed to better tackle the...

European cities could avoid over 100,000 premature deaths if they meet new World Health Organisation air guidelines, a study has found.Cities in Spain and Italy...

Sweden has again broken ranks with its neighbours to employ its own tactics in defeating Covid. Its health agency said vaccinated Swedes no longer need...

Covestro, a leading polymer company, today announced the launch of new durable materials for medical devices housings and hardware. The new Makrolon® M6011 FR, a...