Health

The majority of patients in Sweden's intensive care units have Covid-19, which the National Board of Health and Welfare said had not been the case since spring. Thomas Lindén, department head at the National Board of Health and Welfare, said...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this past week that Vegpro International has issued a recall on Fresh Attitude baby spinach over fears that it could contain salmonella. The recall, which was issued on November 27, affects five-ounce and 11-ounce...

As new coronavirus cases explode nationwide, health officials are turning to cell phones to help slow the spread of infections. Thanks to technology available on Apple and Google phones, you can now get pop-up notifications in some states if you were close...

A health watchdog says it has uncovered "serious deficiencies" in the care of COVID-19 patients in Sweden's nursing homes. Coronavirus deaths in elderly care homes make up around half of the country's 6,400 fatalities from the disease. The Swedish Inspectorate...

US officials have granted emergency authorisation for an experimental antibody treatment given to President Trump after his Covid-19 diagnosis. The drug, developed by Regeneron, will be allowed for use in people who have tested positive for the virus and are...

Being glued to your smartphone could be causing you to make impulsive decisions and crave immediate gratification. In fact, people who spend more time on their phones are more likely to reject larger, delayed rewards in favor of smaller, immediate...

A new vaccine that protects against Covid-19 is nearly 95% effective, early data from US company Moderna shows. The results come hot on the heels of similar results from Pfizer, and add to growing confidence that vaccines can help end...

State-backed hackers from North Korea and Russia have been targeting organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine, Microsoft has said. It said a Russian group nicknamed "Fancy Bear" and North Korean groups dubbed "Zinc" and "Cerium" were implicated in recent cyber-attacks....

After a week of dauntingly high numbers in all parameters of the pandemic, the United States has reached another sobering mark: its highest number of new daily Covid-19 cases since the virus entered the country. On Saturday, there were 126,742 new coronavirus...

More than one-in-five people living in conflict-affected areas suffers from a mental illness, accord..