Britain Identifies 105 Cases of South African COVID-19 Variant
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Monday said 105 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have ...
Health
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WHO Chief: Global Coronavirus Cases Drop for Third Straight Week
The World Health Organization (WHO) noted Monday that globally, the number of new coronavirus cases fell for the third ...
Cameroon Sees Resurgence of Leprosy 20 Years After ‘Eradication’
Cameroon is seeing a resurgence of leprosy, the bacterial infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and ...
Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study
Lucenia Dunn spent the early days of the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to wear masks and keep a safe distance from each ...
Diesel Industry Awaits Potential Biden Administration Clean Energy Initiatives
U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to bring what he calls a Clean Energy Revolution to tackle climate change. The diesel ...
Academics Look to Restore Integrity to Science, Research
Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has reaffirmed a national commitment to integrity in scholarship and ...
UK Set to Formally Apply for Trans-Pacific Trade Bloc Membership
Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later ...
US Lawmakers Push Mental Health Days for Kids Amid Pandemic
When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety ...
WHO Team Visits Wet Market Linked to First Coronavirus Cases
A team of World Health Organization scientists investigating the source of the coronavirus visited a wet market Sunday in Wuhan, ...
WHO Team Visits Wuhan Hospital That Treated Early Cases
Scientists with the World Health Organization’s team investigating the source of the coronavirus that has infected more than ...
Fighting Climate Change in America Means Changes to America
Climate isn’t the only thing changing. What comes next in the nation’s struggle to combat global warming will ...
Israel Says Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Shows 92% Effectiveness
In the first large-scale, controlled data outside clinical trials, the two-dose Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is showing 92 percent ...
EU Tightens Vaccine Export Rules, Creates Post-Brexit Outcry
The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like Great ...
EU Drug Regulator Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine for Emergency Use
European Union regulators on Friday approved the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the third vaccine approved for use on the European ...
Johnson & Johnson One-dose Vaccine 66% Successful
U.S. pharmaceutical and medical device maker Johnson & Johnson says after a global trial, the COVID-19 vaccine it has ...
US Unprepared to Meet its First COVID Evacuees from Wuhan Last Year
Federal officials at a California military base last year who met with the first American evacuees from Wuhan, China, the place ...
Biden Revokes Restrictions on Women’s Reproductive Rights
President Joe Biden reversed several Trump administration health care policies Thursday, including one that restricted access to ...
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Works, But Less So Against Variants
Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that ...
Biden Orders Expanded Health Care on Two Fronts
U.S. President Joe Biden signed two orders expanding health care on Thursday, saying they would “undo the damage” of ...
UN Chief Urges US-China ‘Reset’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged China and the United States on Thursday to “reset” relations, ...
Indigenous Tree in Pakistan Touted to Improve Health Among Malnourished
As part of an ongoing project in Pakistan’s Sindh province, efforts are underway to integrate a uniquely nutritious and ...
Biden to Sign Executive Order Allowing Health Care Sign-Ups
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to sign orders related to health care Thursday, including a special enrollment period for a ...
Climate Change Could Cost Australia Billions, Report Says
Australia is failing to keep up with the growing threat of extreme weather as global warming increases the risk in areas once ...
WHO Team Investigating Coronavirus Origin Begins Work
World Health Organization investigators exited a two-week quarantine Thursday in Wuhan, China, to begin their work in search of ...