A second booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine lowered rates of Covid-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a study in...

Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city is now subject to indefinite restrictions. Shanghai is the...

England's rising number of coronavirus infections could lead to an increase in death and hospital admissions, especially in older people, despite high vaccination rates, experts...

China sent the military and thousands of medical workers into Shanghai to carry out Covid tests on all of its 26 million residents on Monday....

Researchers have identified a hybrid Omicron XE Covid variant that may be up to 10 per cent more transmissible than earlier variants. Several countries have...

Girls aged 11 to 13 are more likely to be detrimentally affected by social media than their male counterparts, a study has found. It is...

Some drugs are completely ineffective or become deadly because of subtle differences in how our bodies function.The British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of...

Drinking two or three cups of coffee a day could be linked to a reduced risk of heart disease or dying from other causes, new...

South Korea is experiencing a massive surge in cases, deaths and hospitalisations, a month after easing public health measures put in place to limit the...

The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 in two regions of England has climbed to the highest level for more than a year, in...

Thousands of children are estimated to have died every month because of the impact of coronavirus on health systems in poorer countries, a Scottish charity...

All age groups are affected, including the 75s and over, who are due a spring booster jab to top up protection. Hospital cases are also...

Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging coronavirus cases prompted the return of mass testing and hazmat-suited health officials...

The World Health Organisation has urged Europe to put health at the heart of its socioeconomic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Its European Health Report...

Sixteen new genetic variants associated with severe Covid-19 have been identified by scientists taking part in the world’s biggest coronavirus gene study. Patients can require...

The antiviral drug molnupiravir has been recommended by the World Health Organisation for patients with non-severe Covid-19 who are at the highest risk of requiring...

More must be done to tackle smoking and obesity rates among people from ethnic minority groups to prevent a surge in preventable cancer cases, a...

The number of people infected with Covid-19 who were missed by lateral flow testing is substantially higher than thought, University of Birmingham researchers say in...

Malawi has declared a wild polio outbreak after a case was identified in a three-year-old girl - the first of its kind in Africa for...

Visitors to Bahrain will no longer be required to take a PCR test or to quarantine on arrival from Sunday. The announcement was made by...

Covid-19 is associated with an increased risk of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, substance misuse and sleep disorders, up to one year after initial...

Antibodies induced from a recent Covid-19 infection provide longer-term protection against the coronavirus than vaccination, a study in Israel has found. Research by the Sheba...

In the UK, nearly half the adult population has received two doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine. It seems highly likely to have saved more lives...

The thyroid is an integral part to keep a tab on the metabolic process of the body. It is a butterfly-shaped gland present at the...

People infected with Covid-19 stand a much greater chance of suffering a heart attack or a stroke, a large US study found. A comprehensive report...

People with high blood pressure who take paracetamol on prescription could be increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests. Doctors should...

Efforts to immunise populations against Covid-19 have faced persistent online rumours that vaccination affects fertility or pregnancy. Despite a lack of evidence that jabs reduce...

The current aerosol asthma inhalers we use are cheap but, because of the gases they contain, are one of the NHS's biggest contributions to climate...

The UK Health Secretary has set out his long-term vision for a “national mission” to improve cancer prevention and diagnosis, with plans for screening sites...

Early detection of cancer could make the difference between life and death, an Emirati doctor has said. Speaking before World Cancer Day, which is observed...

Suffering two or more chronic health problems in midlife more than doubles the risk of dementia, research suggests. Illnesses such as heart disease, high blood...

Scientists say they have found tell-tale signatures in these neck-of-the-womb cells linked to other cancers. Looking for these patterns could provide a warning doctors can...

People in countries including the UK may be overtreated as they die, making death less humane as the role of health care grows and that...

Legal measures requiring masks and Covid passes in England have been dropped, but shoppers and commuters in some settings will still be asked to wear...

For Jamila Seyaha, the death of her husband six months ago from Covid-19, although fully immunised, was enough proof that the shot was “futile” and...

Countries across Europe are struggling to tackle the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant with a combination of lockdowns and vaccine passports. Germany reported more than...

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to world leaders that the coronavirus pandemic "is nowhere near over". Dr Tedros...

Polish scientists have found a gene that they say more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19, a discovery they hope could...

British health authorities say they have high confidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant causes a low severity of disease in adults. The UK Health Security...

The US Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden's rule requiring workers at large companies to be vaccinated or masked and tested weekly. The justices...

The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. Quebec, which has seen the highest number...

The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid variant within the next six to eight weeks. Dr...

Britain’s National Health Service has instructed doctors not to cancel cancer patients’ appointments and instead send them to private hospitals. The plan is aimed at...

At least 13 passengers, who tested positive for Covid-19 upon their arrival in the Indian city of Amritsar, have escaped institutional quarantine. They were among...

One person in the south-west of England has bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency has said.The risk to the wider public continues to be...

The number of people in hospital with coronavirus is at its highest since February last year, figures show, amid increasing pressure on health services.A total...

The UK said there were a record 218,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as infections and hospital admissions continued to climb due to the spread...

Israel will start offering a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to people aged 60 and over, becoming the first country in the world to...

Britain reported a new high 189,846 daily cases of Covid-19 on Friday, up slightly from 189,213 the previous day as the Omicron outbreak deepens the...

A Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19, despite workers being fully vaccinated and based in one of the...