Is the Delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?No, experts say there's no strong evidence yet that it makes children and teens sicker than...

Could delivering COVID-19 immunity directly to the nose -- the area of the body via which it is most likely to be transmitted -- help...

An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention grappled Wednesday with the question of which Americans should get COVID-19...

Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is characterised by brain lesions that can cause devastating memory loss and behavioral changes. It affects some...

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon...

With the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the continued surge of the delta variant, governments across the world have renewed their push to...

An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots...

Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there's enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective — the first...

Drew Weissman's decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn't resting on his laurels.The University of Pennsylvania immunologist,...

What is the mu variant?It's a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in...

Should a third dose of COVID vaccine be recommended for the general population?Some say it's vital to boosting immunity as the Delta variant spreads, while...

The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on essential workers.As cities shutdown, thank you signs went up on windows and applause rang...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the...

Cryoskin is a state-of-the-art treatment that tones fat and skin by using sub-zero temperatures. It’s non-invasive, non-painful, and more reliable than Botox. It can be...

U.S. pediatric COVID hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study that offers a first look at the relevant data suggests that...

Global warming is already affecting people's health so much that emergency action on climate change cannot be put on hold while the world deals with...

Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can...

Zolgensma – which treats spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease that damages nerve cells, leading to muscle decay – is currently the most expensive...

Its blue lights flashing, the ambulance races along the Madrid ring road towards the airport, the words "organ donation" clearly marked on its side, cars...

How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body? – Wixy, age 12, New YorkThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the...

Prudence and caution are highly valued in Japan. Perhaps that's why, despite making up just 1.7% of the world’s population, the Japanese pay 18% of...

As the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are questioning whether the long-held goal of achieving herd immunity from COVID-19 through vaccination is still...

As the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 surges across the U.S., almost 1 in 5 Americans continue to resist getting shots that are widely available, safe...

The number of people living with high blood pressure more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study published on Wednesday that found half...

Protection from two doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines wanes within less than six months, according to a study of phone app data Wednesday,...

From the sophisticated to downright strange, the pandemic has set off a wave of scams around the world from bogus doses and fake vaccine passes...

The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities,...

Although progress is being made, mental illness still carries a stigma in Japan, making it harder for many people to seek the help they need....

An international system to share coronavirus vaccines was supposed to guarantee that low and middle-income countries could get doses without being last in line and...

U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the...

Here’s one more lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: It appears safe to relax restrictions on methadone, the oldest and most stigmatized treatment drug for opioid...

Finding out if someone has feelings of stress, anxiety or stigma that are related to what they can eat may help make it easier to...

The recent surge of COVID-19, driven by the Delta variant, has reignited political controversy around mask-wearing in the United States, with some governors opposing all...

Only 26 people in New Zealand have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic began, after the nation of 5 million managed to completely stamp...

A new technique my colleagues and I developed that can kill deadly, multidrug-resistant bacteria in real time could be used to generate targeted therapies that...

Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges — and a new study shows...

With the United States recording its highest daily COVID case load in six months, a top public health official has warned that the country is...

Kenshi Yonezu is a tremendous pop sensation in Japan, and the lovely melody of his hit song "Lemon" has been high-inescapable since its release in...

With nearly 200 million people known to have had COVID-19, the WHO says it is deeply concerned by the unknown numbers who may still be...

What should I know about the delta variant?It's the most contagious coronavirus mutant so far in the pandemic, but COVID-19 vaccines still provide strong protection...

Defenders are more likely than their teammates to suffer dementia caused by heading the ball, according to new research into the neurological disease in former...

Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some...

When cancer patients stop smoking, they heal faster, experience fewer side effects from treatment and lower their chances of tumors returning. Now, top cancer hospitals...

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated...

IATA has called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the...

Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry's "criminal" tactics to get young people hooked...

Just because Pfizer wants to offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters doesn’t mean people will be lining up anytime soon -- U.S. and international health authorities say...

Alcohol consumption was linked to 4 percent of all new global cancer cases last year, according to a new study, as researchers warned of an...

Scientists have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according to research that could pave...

Alzheimer’s disease involves progressive degeneration in the parts of the brain that govern thoughts, memory, and language.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report...