India and South Africa are pressing the World Trade Organization to waive patent rights to help ramp up vaccine production.…
The one-dose vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is temporarily halted because of potentially serious blood clots…
Kids want to play sports again, and who can blame them? An exercise scientist and physiologist explains why adhering to…
Nursing homes have struggled through COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns. Giving nurses more quality time with patients can help…
Prince Philip died at 99. Living to such a ripe old age isn't unusual for UK royals. Nor is it surprising, argues an…
Medical research to benefit people is first conducted in animals. Creating a new biomedical model by inserting human immune…
New research shows both adults and kids are eating more nutritious food. But minorities and low-income populations still…
As more people become vaccinated, many of them are eager to resume their social lives. And yet, many are fearful, and some…
As the US vaccinates millions more people each day, the novel coronavirus works to survive. It does this by mutating. So…
Product placement in music videos totals $15 million to $20 million a year and is rising. E-cigarette makers are discovering…
Millions of healthy people, including seniors, delayed care because of the pandemic. It's time to get back to the doctor.
Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within…
It's been a stressful year, and for 61% of US adults, a year of unwanted weight change too. This isn't surprising,…
Vaccine manufacturing is complex, with lots of potential points for errors. But it also has extensive quality control checks…
Hemp, CBD and marijuana are all forms of cannabis – but they are different in significant ways, from form and legality…
The findings suggest that many Black and Hispanic Americans don't believe health care providers are listening to them.
Major league baseball opens today, and few are likely to give race a thought. When Jackie Robinson integrated MLB in 1947,…
Engineering students in Malawi and Tanzania have used the materials and tools available to them to build ventilators, personal…
Stigma has long been an issue in mental illness. Even as people open up and share their experiences about depression, though,…
People are ready to travel, but health officials are advising against air travel. A recent study offers a surprising finding…