Britain will open two new laboratories in early 2021 that will more than double the country's capacity for carrying out COVID-19 tests.

Indonesia’s COVID-19 task force confirmed 5,444 new cases on Friday, the highest single-day figure the country has seen, as the cumulative death toll passed 15,000, two weeks after a long weekend during which thousands of people traveled throughout the country.

Young Europeans are drinking less alcohol and also smoking less -- but are increasingly dabbling with cannabis, a continent-wide study showed Thursday.

Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines play an "outsized role" on social media, driven in part by a lack of reliable information which could threaten their efficacy.

The Gates Foundation added another $70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic.

With tropical heat, remote island communities and a dearth of ultra-cold freezers, many Asian countries aren't betting on Pfizer's experimental vaccine solving their COVID-19 crisis any time soon.

Britain proposed a ban on online advertising of unhealthy foods, as part of its efforts to tackle obesity and improve public health.

Pop superstar Beyonce has joined forces with home exercise company Peloton in a deal to create workout classes featuring her music, geared especially to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).

Stamping out the coronavirus is a distinctly new challenge due to three factors: the short time frame for inoculating a huge number of people, most vaccines will require two doses, and the very low temperature at which some of the vaccines must be stored.

High levels of so-called "T cells" that respond to the coronavirus could be sufficient to offer protection against infection, adding to the evidence of the crucial role they play in immunity to COVID-19.

Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, after a large study found 20 percent of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.

One of the teams racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine announced its drug had shown 90 percent effectiveness, sending markets soaring and raising hopes of an end to the worst pandemic in a century.

A US government-convened expert committee on Friday voted against recommending the approval of the first new Alzheimer's drug in almost two decades after finding insufficient evidence of its benefit. 

Healthcare platform Halodoc has teamed up with several healthcare facilities in Jakarta and Surabaya, East Java, to offer rapid antigen tests.

Delaying cancer treatment by just a month can put patients at a sharply greater risk of dying.

Are children a major source of contagion for COVID-19? Ten months into a pandemic that has claimed 1.2 million lives experts are still divided on the question, even as governments must decide whether to keep classrooms open or shut.

A new finding recently brought to light in a study could be added to the anti-tobacco arsenal: living near green spaces.

Here are all the items in your kitchen that you may not think of giving a deep clean but that you absolutely must to avoid any risk of contamination by the COVID or other viruses.

Women exposed to high temperatures and heatwaves during pregnancy are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies, researchers said Wednesday.

A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand what is behind a syndrome known as 'long COVID', in which patients suffer ongoing symptoms for months.

A small UK study has found that "cellular immunity" to the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus is present after six months in people who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections.

Natural and manmade disasters, combined with the coronavirus pandemic, spell catastrophe.

People who develop COVID-19 infect around half of their household members, with adults only slightly more likely than children to spread the virus.

William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth and second-in-line to the British throne, kept his diagnosis a secret because he did not want to alarm the country, The Sun newspaper reported.

Face masks and limits on numbers are important, but good ventilation technology is the most essential ingredient of all in reducing the risk of the coronavirus spreading at public events indoors, according to a German study.

Virtual activities could cause health problems especially for the eyes, such as fatigue and dryness, as students are required to stare at the screens of their computers or smartphones for long periods of time.

Transmission risks of COVID-19 during airline flights are very low and below other routine activities during the pandemic such as grocery shopping or going out to dinner, when using face coverings and taking other steps.

People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer significant brain function impacts, with the worst cases of the infection linked to mental decline equivalent to the brain ageing by 10 years.

One of the world's leading COVID-19 experimental vaccines produces a immune response in both old and young adults, raising hopes of a path out of the gloom and economic destruction wrought by the novel coronavirus.

Asymptomatic coronavirus sufferers appear to lose detectable antibodies sooner than people who have exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, according to one of the biggest studies of its kind in Britain published on Tuesday.