Some vaccines should be mandatory but not COVID-19, says expert
Canada should have a mandatory vaccination policy for childhood infectious diseases where vaccines are freely available, according to a University
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Infecting volunteers with coronavirus may be one way to test potential vaccines. But there are risks
Researchers are considering using “human challenge studies” to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine research and development. This would involve giving an experimental
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Leading Covid-19 vaccine trial resumes in Japan but not US
Trials on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University have resumed in Japan but not the United States,
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Longevity app calculates your life expectancy, but will it make us healthier?
Would knowing the date of your death influence your actions? It did for Tiberius Caesar. Convinced by the court astrologer
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Japan’s pandemic deaths low, but future success uncertain
Japan has kept its deaths from the new coronavirus low despite a series of missteps that beg the question of
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Higher fiber saves lives, but food processing may remove benefits
Eating more fiber can improve life expectancy for those with diabetes, Otago researchers say. Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic
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It can’t cure COVID-19, but sunlight was long seen as having healing powers
The suggestion from the US president, Donald Trump, that COVID-19 could be treated with light was rightly criticised by scientists
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Pain, but not as we know it: Neuropathic pain and the immune system
There are three main types of pain: nociceptive pain, the type we’re most familiar with, from bee stings and ankle
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Women shouldn’t get a bill for an IUD, but sometimes they do
After a few months on daily contraceptive pills, Erica M. wanted something more reliable. She wanted an intrauterine device, a
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E-cig ban takes effect but experts say exemptions make it a 'joke'
US ban on ALL flavored e-cigarettes except menthol and tobacco is officially in effect – but experts say its exemptions
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