Health
U.S. should look at how other high-income countries regulate health care costs: study
Structuring negotiations between insurers and providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can lower the United States' health care spending...
Regeneron Gets Emergency U.S. Clearance for Covid-19 Therapy
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s antibody cocktail received an emergency-use authorization from U.S. drug regulators for treatment of early Covid-19 symptoms, adding...
Covid vaccine: Major new trial starts in UK
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A major trial of a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 has launched in...
Russian Covid vaccine shows encouraging results
By Philippa Roxby Health reporter Early results from trials of a Covid vaccine developed in Russia suggest it could be...
Covid-19: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million
The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged past 50 million following record numbers of new cases in several countries....
Cornea Can Resist Infection From COVID-19 Coronavirus
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, replicate in corneal tissue. New findings from researchers at Washington University School...
The gut trains the immune system to protect the brain
Gut-trained immune cells at CNS borders guard against meningitis and other infections. The membranes surrounding our brains are in a...
Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says
By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Poor diets for school-age children may contribute to an average height gap of 20cm (7.9in)...
Covid-19: How a ‘warm vaccine’ could help India tackle coronavirus
Soutik Biswas India correspondent In India's boiling summers, temperatures can easily rise to 50C (122F). Nearly all vaccines need to...
Machine learning helps predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease for diabetes patients
People suffering from type 2 diabetes are much more likely to develop a cardiovascular disease. This is, of course, very...