Health

For millennia, bat viruses lurked in forests across West Africa, India, South America and other parts of the world. But,...

NEW YORK - A New York City woman sued Abbott Laboratories on Monday (May 15), accusing the healthcare company of misleading consumers...

KARACHI - The first case of mpox in Pakistan has been confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in...

CHICAGO - Wendy Nelson watched her mother slowly die of Alzheimer's disease, unable to move or swallow at the end....

The World Health Organisation has tailored its Covid-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy...

The global market for children’s over-the-counter cough, cold and allergy remedies in 2022 was worth about US$2.5 billion, according to...

LONDON - Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron...

GENEVA — The Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its rapid spread in the US in December. Here...

BRUSSELS — Most European Union countries favour introducing pre-departure Covid-19 testing for travellers from China, the European Commission said on Tuesday (Jan 3),...

Daily global Covid-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current 16.7 million...