Health

  Having pneumonia can be very painful and can cause serious complications. A few steps you can take to prevent pneumonia include vaccination, maintaining a healthy respiratory system, and staying well hydrated. Pneumonia can be caused by viruses, bacteria, and...

  The first step in treating your child's ear infection is to get a medical diagnosis. A doctor will examine your child's ear and may recommend antibiotics. However, some infections do not respond to antibiotics and will persist for weeks...

  You may be wondering, "What is dry eye?" Dry eyes can be an annoyance and can cause redness, sensitivity to light, and itchy sensations. Family Vision Care can help you learn more about dry eye syndrome and possible causes....

As the coronavirus evolves, the number of treatment options that remain effective against new variants has dwindled. Pfizer's antiviral pill Paxlovid is one of the few that remain. However, some people who take Paxlovid -- and some who don't --...

Moderna said it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement linked to the development of the first Covid-19 vaccines. The US biotech company is alleging that mRNA technology it developed before the pandemic was copied. The...

Brazil and Spain have reported their first monkeypox deaths. A 41-year-old man in Brazil became the first fatality from the virus outside Africa. Spain announced two deaths soon afterwards - the first in Europe. Last week, the World Health Organization...

China has reported the deaths of three people from Covid in Shanghai for the first time since the financial hub entered lockdown in late March. A release from the city health commission said the victims were aged between 89 and...

Your blood sugar levels, also known as blood glucose levels, are a measurement that show how much glucose you have in your blood. Hyperglycaemia is not the same as hypoglycaemia, which is when a person's blood sugar level drops too...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is counted among the infamous "silent killers". Picked up early, the condition is highly survivable. In the later stages, however, it quickly becomes deadly. Fortunately, exposure to bergamot essential oil could significantly lower blood...

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020. This is despite billions of investment into finding a cure. However, progress is afoot and one encouraging area is risk reduction. Research continues to deepen...