The WHO on Thursday urged countries to invest billions of dollars in searching for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments—calling it a snip compared to the vast economic cost of the coronavirus crisis.
Aug 13, 2020
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The total number of people killed by the novel coronavirus around the world passed 750,000 on Thursday, with some countries toughening control measures as caseloads once again creep up.
Aug 13, 2020
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Up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be made available for poorer countries by 2021 under a deal struck Friday for production at the Serum Institute of India.
Aug 7, 2020
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Rapid first aid during cardiac arrest makes the difference between life and death. But what happens to the heart and the internal organs when people come running and begin to give well-meaning but heavy-handed heart massage ...
Aug 6, 2020
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The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today joined organizations across health care, international development, and science in criticizing the Trump Administration's move to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs.
Jul 8, 2020
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The most common congenital disorders of all, especially in baby boys, are differences in a newborn's sexual anatomy that is not standard female or male. In boys, they include undescended testicles, misplaced urethras, and ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Ukraine on Friday reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cases as authorities warned lockdowns may have to be re-imposed if people continued to flout restrictions.
Jun 26, 2020
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Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. The way emerging vaccines will be distributed to those who need them is not yet clear. The United States has now twice indicated that it would like to ...
Jun 18, 2020
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COVID-19 is being referred to as a "once in a century event"—but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think.
Jun 15, 2020
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