Diseases Getting a new couch can help your health more than you realize — but only if you get the right type March 25, 2021
Diseases Bolsonaro’s policies helped coronavirus spread and develop variants, new study reports March 9, 2021
Diseases Over 140,000 viral species, mostly unknown, are living in the human gut February 19, 2021 - Updated on April 20, 2023
Diseases Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine gives 94% protection against Covid-19, real-life study shows — also good against variants February 15, 2021
Diseases COVID-19 vaccines are rolling-out. Is it time to talk about immunity passports? January 28, 2021 - Updated on May 7, 2023
Diseases Cancer team seeks non-invasive precision tissue sampling to reduce the number of biopsies January 14, 2021 - Updated on August 15, 2022
Diseases India authorizes two COVID-19 vaccines and readies massive vaccination campaign January 4, 2021
Biology Novel anti-malaria drug can flush the parasite out of hiding with a single pill December 25, 2020
Diseases Here’s which car windows you should open to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk December 7, 2020
Diseases Russia begins distributing vaccine — despite not showing safety or effectiveness in large-scale trials December 7, 2020
Diseases Do your beauty products have talc? There’s a good chance they also have asbestos November 26, 2020
Diseases Adults over 50 are a priority for the COVID-19 vaccine. But many would rather wait November 24, 2020
Animals Covid mink variant is “very likely extinct” in Denmark — but some areas may continue culling November 24, 2020
Diseases In a full-on pandemic, Americans are still planning large-scale gatherings November 17, 2020
Diseases These are the “superspreader” places where you’re most at risk of getting COVID-19 November 12, 2020
Diseases Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by December, AstraZeneca says — Australia already producing it November 9, 2020
Diseases Slovakia wants to test its entire population for coronavirus, but the project is challenging November 2, 2020
Diseases Hospital floors are full of bacteria, posing a risk to patients’ health October 30, 2020 - Updated on November 3, 2020
Diseases Common fabrics can make effective masks against the viral particles, but they’re harder to breathe through October 29, 2020
Diseases The pandemic has messed up our sleep, eating habits, and mental health, a new study reports October 23, 2020
Diseases Lockdown reduced noise exposure across the US October 12, 2020 - Updated on November 24, 2023
Diseases Myanmar eliminates trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness October 5, 2020
Diseases Scientists sequence genome of Fleming’s original penicillin-producing fungus September 28, 2020
Diseases Face masks could double as makeshift COVID-19 vaccine, new theory suggests September 14, 2020
Diseases Scientists Find That Social Distancing Reduces COVID-19’s Infection Rate by Approximately 1% per Day September 9, 2020
Diseases Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone – here’s who benefits and who doesn’t September 6, 2020
