HEALTH

Russia has recorded the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic, a rapidly surging toll that has severely strained the nation’s health care system.

Germany’s leading economic institutes have slashed their forecast for Europe’s biggest economy.

Health experts say it's important to find a mask that's comfortable so you'll actually wear it as the coronavirus continues to circulate.

The Indonesian resort island of Bali has reopened for international travelers to visit its shops and white-sand beaches after more than a year.

Children with autism showed no benefit from an experimental treatment made with a hormone thought to promote social bonding.

Doctors in Romania's capital has issued an open letter titled “a cry of despair” as the country’s overwhelmed health care system copes with record coronavirus infections and deaths.

A California judge has partially blocked an order taking effect this week requires state prison employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The Apostolic church is one of Zimbabwe’s most skeptical groups when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.

A logjam at the U.K.‘s busiest commercial port has ratcheted up concerns that the country could see shortages of toys, food and other items during the crucial Christmas holiday period.

The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired.

For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.

With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers before the regulations are even issued.

Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a lagging vaccination rate and the Kremlin’s reluctance to toughen restrictions.

Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against COVID-19, setting the stage for a decision within weeks.

The United Nations chief says the pandemic has forced more than 100 million people into poverty and left over 4 billion people with little or no social support, health care or income protection.

Most of New Zealand’s health care workers and teachers will soon be legally required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Sydney hairdressers, gyms, cafés and bars have reopened to fully vaccinated customers for the first time in more than 100 days after Australia’s largest city achieved a vaccination benchmark.

The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. decline, especially for those who are vaccinated.

A Brazilian medical chain has been accused of enlisting participants to test unproven drugs without proper consent and forcing doctors to toe the line on prescribing unproven drugs touted by President Jair Bolsonaro.

Opponents of Texas' strict abortion ban are focusing on companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors.

Patient advocates and some state governments say hospitals must do more to help patients deal with medical bills before the debt winds up in collections.

Nevada this week became one of the last states to include rapid antigen tests in its coronavirus tallies.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has extended through the end of the October a COVID-19 state of emergency that relaxes some health care regulations to help hospitals cope with coronavirus patients.

Roger Marshall won't let people forget he’s a doctor.

Russians are flocking to Serbia to receive Western-approved COVID-19 shots.

Brazil has topped 600,000 virus deaths as it bids to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.

California is the first state to let some adult children add parents as dependents on their insurance plans.

The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccine shots is nearing an average of 1 million per day.

Breast cancer awareness is abundant, as it well should be, but what we don't talk about often enough is breast cancer in men.

Britain says it it will offer new vaccinations to thousands of people who volunteered for trials of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine, which has not yet been approved for use in any country.