Russia reports record jump in new virus cases Russia on Monday reported a new record increase in coronavirus infections, as some experts said the pandemic had hit the country harder that government statistics suggest. Dec 21, 2020 0 3
Difference in blood pressure between arms linked to greater death risk Robust evidence from a large international study confirms that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death. Dec 21, 2020 0 43
EU awaits watchdog's coronavirus vaccine decision The EU's drug regulator will decide on Monday whether to authorise the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with desperate countries hoping for the green light to finally start inoculating their citizens. Dec 21, 2020 0 4
Five key things about the EMA's vaccine decision The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will decide on Monday whether to give the green light for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within the EU. Dec 21, 2020 0 5
One company's quest for an antibody drug to fight COVID-19 On a Saturday afternoon in March as COVID-19 was bearing down on New York City, a dozen scientists anxiously crowded around a computer in a suburban drug company's lab. They had spent weeks frantically getting blood from ... Dec 21, 2020 0 4
EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern? Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it's unclear if that's the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause ... Dec 21, 2020 0 9
Mostly virus-free Kauai hit by pandemic after travel resumes On Hawaii's rural island of Kauai, where sprawling white sand beaches and dramatic seaside mountains attract visitors from around the world, local residents spent the first seven months of the pandemic sheltered from the ... Dec 21, 2020 0 3
More EU nations ban travel from UK, fearing virus variant A growing list of European Union nations and Canada barred travel from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from spreading ... Dec 21, 2020 0 3
With winter at hand, the virus whips up winds of uncertainty Coronavirus cases spiking nationwide. A chill, existential and literal, setting in once more. And now: a winter likely to be streaked by a soundtrack of sirens instead of silver bells. Dec 21, 2020 0 3
Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling ... Dec 21, 2020 0 3