WHO: Coronavirus Threatens to Reverse Gains Made in Malaria Control
On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization is calling on countries to step up the fight against malaria, saying the ...
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US Health Experts: Coronavirus Vaccines on the Way, but Precautions Still Paramount
Two top U.S. coronavirus experts assured Americans Sunday that vaccines against the pandemic would soon become available but ...
UN Agency: Physical Activity Can Save Up to 5 Million Lives a Year
The World Health Organization is urging people to get moving and keep moving for better health. The U.N. health agency says ...
In Santa’s Mailbag, a Peek into Children’s Pandemic Worries
Jim, from Taiwan, slipped a face mask inside the greeting card he sent to Santa and marked “I (heart) u.” Alina, 5, ...
Britain’s Johnson Asks Lawmakers to Back a Tougher Lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is asking lawmakers to support new, tiered restrictions to keep the nation’s hospitals ...
Los Angeles Issues Stay-at-Home Order to Curb COVID
A surge in new coronavirus cases has led California’s Los Angeles County to issue a new three-week, stay-at-home order ...
Hundreds of ‘Zombie Mink’ Resurfacing from Mass Graves
Denmark’s government said on Friday it wants to dig up mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, ...
WHO Scientist Calls for More Vaccine Data
The World Health Organization’s top vaccine expert says the agency needs to evaluate coronavirus vaccines and their immune ...
8 Dead After Cyclone Hits Somalia’s Puntland; Spread of Locusts Feared
A cyclone that hit parts of Somalia this week killed eight people and displaced thousands, flooded farmlands and could worsen a ...
Australian State of Victoria Records 28 Days COVID-19 Free
Australia’s second-largest state, Victoria, has recorded no new coronavirus infections or deaths in the past 28 days, ...
In Senegal, Entrepreneurial Cancer Survivor Looks to 3-D Printing to Aid Amputees
When a Senegalese woman lost her arm to cancer, she viewed her new reality not as a disability but a problem that needed fixing. ...
Bank of Canada: Vaccine Could Trigger Swift Economic Rebound
Canada’s economy could rebound faster than expected if consumer spending jumps in the wake of a successful coronavirus ...
Brazil President: ‘I’m Not Going to Take’ Coronavirus Vaccine
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he would refuse a coronavirus vaccine, the most recent of his vaccine-skeptic ...
Stigma, Discrimination Seen Driving HIV/AIDS, COVID-19
The U.N. Program on HIV and AIDS warns that stigma and discrimination against marginalized populations are driving both the AIDS ...
Africa Braces for Second Coronavirus Wave
As a second wave of coronavirus approaches, Africa has a plan, says the continent’s top health official. ...
Indian Company Says it Has Made Millions of Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19
There is rising optimism in India about getting access to a COVID-19 vaccine after Britain-based pharmaceutical company ...
Pandemic Postpones National Math, Reading Tests Until 2022
National reading and math tests long used to track what U.S. students know in those subjects are being postponed from next year ...
Ignoring COVID Warnings, Millions Travel for Thanksgiving Holiday
Millions of Americans have resumed traveling this year to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends -this ...
China Stepping Up Virus Testing on Imported Food Packaging
China is stepping up virus inspections on imported food packaging as cooler weather brings new waves of coronavirus infections in ...
Scotland First in the World to Make Sanitary Products Free
Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against ...
NASA Apollo Program Helped Boost US Food Safety
Americans are less likely to get food poisoning this Thanksgiving thanks to NASA. Yes, NASA. The space agency’s Hazard ...
Americans Wait in Line for Hours for COVID-19 Tests as Holidays Approach
With coronavirus cases surging across the U.S., more people who want to travel to be with family for the Thanksgiving holiday are ...
Retailers Already Fear US Holiday ‘Shipageddon’; Now Here Come Vaccines
Deliveries of holiday gifts purchased online at major retailers could get delayed by something far more critical — COVID-19 ...
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty in Criminal Case
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic ...