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The new B.1.1.529 COVID variant, which has been detected in South Africa, is being seen as a

A PROBE has been launched into a rise in the number of newborn babies who died in Scotland. Officials raised the alarm after the number of deaths spiked in September, the Herald reports. Official f

There is a growing portfolio of potential treatments to directly target SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and to treat COVID symptoms.

The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday.

Progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he was still working on getting a provision to lower prescription drug prices into the social spending bill pending in the U.S. Congress before a vote by the House of Representatives. President J

The study found harmful chemicals called phthalates in a majority of samples collected. The post Some fast-food items contain chemicals linked to serious health problems, new report shows appeared first on Boston.com .

A recent study found that long-term COVID-19 patients may experience side effects scientists have dubbed "brain fog" months after their diagnosis.

Since COVID-19 began its global spread, influenza cases reported have dropped to a minuscule level. The researchers gave credit to social distancing.

Even with the ubiquitous nature of this dreadful disease, cancer treatment represents particular challenges for underserved communities.

Your company can soon ask you to either get fully vaccinated or produce a negative COVID-19 test weekly under the new federal mandate.

A CDC panel will meet this week to discuss recommendations for Moderna and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine boosters, after an FDA advisory panel made its recommendations last week.

Joe Rogan confronted CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta over his network's claims that the podcast host took "horse dewormer" as a COVID treatment.

SCIENTISTS believe they have discovered the system responsible for most, if not all brain diseases. The findings could bring hope to millions of dementia and Parkinson's patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends in new guidance

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SCIENCE (GRAPHIC):COVID SCIENCE-Delta increases COVID-19 risks for pregnant women; Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine antibodies gone by 7 months for many

The study reveals that 15% of patients were experiencing anxiety/depression in three to six-month period after they were affected by the COVID-19 disease

Some of the confusion and skepticism in America over COVID-19 may stem from the relationship between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration

An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer's patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a new study.

The latest data shows that people lin Trump counties are dying at a much higher rate than people in Democrat counties.

This summer we actually have seen way more mosquitos than usual and the high amount of rain we've received factors in. But it's only part of the equation.