Coronavirus Covid-19

US intelligence is divided between the two hypotheses but have ruled out the virus being created as a biological weapon

The Food and Drug Administration’s scientific advisers said the next round of shots in the U.S. should only include protection against the newest variants that are now dominant worldwide

The FAO deputy director and regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean analyzes the perfect storm of conflict, climate, post-pandemic inflation, and inequality that is driving world hunger

A committee of lawmakers found Johnson’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament

A study suggests that immunologic resilience, the body’s ability to restore its immune functions and control inflammation, may influence the response to infections and other ailments

The GPS tracking of thousands of mammals confirmed that they moved more than usual, but only where strict confinement was applied over long distances

The allegations were made this month by the United States’ ambassador to South Africa, who said he was sure that weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the Russian-flagged cargo ship when it docked at the Simon’s Town naval base near Cape Town

Despite the progress, scientists still don’t know what causes it, why it only strikes some people, how to treat it -– or even how to best diagnose it. Better defining the condition is key for research to get those answers

Upon measuring the happiness of crew members, it has been found that spirits have fallen in the first quarter of 2023

The National Institute of Migration has closed its emergency office in Tapachula and stopped issuing transit permits as the U.S. warns illegal entry will be met with deportation

Top U.N. officials and health industry leaders are trying to tackle an alarming surge in tuberculosis, which is now killing more people worldwide than Covid-19 or AIDS

The classification of a health threat as a global emergency is meant to warn political authorities that there is an “extraordinary” event that could constitute a health threat to other countries and requires a coordinated response to contain it

Walensky, 54, has been the agency’s director for a little over two years. She expressed “mixed feelings” about the decision and didn’t say exactly why she was stepping down, but said the nation is at a moment of transition as emergency declarations come to an end

The announcement on Friday marks a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least seven million people worldwide

Deaths caused by Covid-19 trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings

The work observed a slight increase in bleeding in menopausal women, but the authors say it does not establish causality

Screenwriters have called a strike starting on May 2 if no agreement is reached with the studios over pay disputes arising from the dominance of streaming platforms

Unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed in recent months to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors

Third grade has always been pivotal in a child’s academic life, but pandemic-fueled school interruptions have made it much harder

Sales in pharmaceuticals, the company’s largest business, grew 4% in the quarter. The bulk of that came from immunology and cancer treatments

The Food and Drug Administration is allowing an extra dose of the omicron-targeted vaccine for anyone 65 and older if it’s been four months since their last shot

The 90 million taxpayers who have filed as of March 31 got refunds that were an average of nearly 10% less than last year. That’s in part due to pandemic relief programs expiring

Some state and local governments may continue to distribute free home tests through clinics, libraries and community centers

The industry groups that saw the greatest jumps in people working from home were information, finance and professional and administrative services. The smallest gains were in agriculture and mining; entertainment and food services; and armed forces

More than three years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic there is no definitive answer as to the source of the outbreak, although the FBI points to a lab leak in Wuhan

An analysis of more than 100 societies confirms that disease, disasters and even wars tend to be seen as the doing of supernatural forces

Current and former students of the University of Delaware claim the school breached contractual obligations and unjustly enriched itself by halting in-person classes and shutting down the campus in 2020