Science & Health

Joseph Varon said the elderly man in the picture is 'doing much better. We are hoping that before the end of the week he'll be able to get out of the hospital'

It was unclear which company had supplied its drug candidate to the Kims and whether it had proven to be safe

Drugmaker Moderna seeks emergency approval for its vaccine candidate

US biotechnology company’s request could mean that health workers will be able to inoculate patients against virus as soon as mid-December

New food processing techniques went from military to mainstream 

As authorities prepare to roll out their COVID immunization strategy this week, they face skepticism in a country where surveys show many people do not trust vaccine

Safer, faster, quieter: Australia’s new air ambulance to get patients in remote areas to hospital quicker 

Malaria causes a 1.3 percent loss in Africa’s economic growth every year; meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic is projected to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession for the first time in 25 years

‘Life-saving’ vaccines could first be available by mid-December   

WHO says physically active people lower their chances of heart disease, type-2 diabetes and cancer; as well reduce cognitive decline, including Alzheimer’s  

Children ask for vaccines, visits from grandparents, and for life to return to the way it was

In US, Biden adds members to COVID-19 task force 

US braces for ‘erratic’ COVID numbers

17 million animals were destroyed in a bid to curb coronavirus

British AstraZeneca to conduct another trial before widely distributing its COVID-19 vaccine