Healthcare

A measles outbreak in Austria has raised concerns about declining vaccination rates and prompted health authorities to urge people to check their immunization status and close any gaps. As of Wednesday, there were 24 confirmed cases in three states,...

Meditation for stress relief is a practice that has been around for centuries and has been gaining more popularity in recent years. It is an effective way to reduce stress, improve mental health, and increase overall wellbeing. In this...

Residents in East Palestine and nearby Pennsylvania are still worried about the toxic chemicals that could be lingering in their neighborhoods, days after a train derailed and caused a hazardous materials release. On Friday, 50 cars, including 10 carrying...

A former Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, is currently on trial in London's Central Criminal Court over allegations of exploiting a street trader by transporting him to the UK to donate a kidney. Along with his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu, and...

When you are prescribed a CPAP machine for sleep apnea, you usually have to purchase the mask separately. This is a good thing because it allows you to choose a mask design that is most comfortable and effective for...

The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s...

Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators — he’s an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperiled critically ill COVID-19 patients in northern Italy, he...

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. The results were announced Tuesday and the...

Drugmaker AstraZeneca struck a deal Saturday to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries, the latest in a series of agreements as scientists, governments and pharmaceutical companies race to combat the...

The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, its manufacturer announced Thursday — a long-awaited step in the global...