HEALTH

The woman was mistakenly injected with an entire vial of the vaccine. A woman in Italy accidentally received six doses...

The science is firm, but the myth persists. One reason coffee isn't usually given to kids may be the widely...

The Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines trigger strong immune responses in pregnant and breastfeeding women, equivalent to that of other...

Here's a look at what DNA is made of, how it works, who discovered it and other interesting DNA facts....

Many COVID-19 "long haulers" experience at least four lingering neurological symptoms, such as brain fog, headache and the loss of...

The Data Safety and Monitoring Board expressed concerns over AstraZeneca data. An independent group of medical experts in the U.S....

The chemicals were discovered in a study of pregnant women and their newborns. Researchers have detected more than 50 new...

By the end of Friday (March 19), the U.S. will have administered 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine since President...

The effect may be temporary, experts said. Men who have recovered from COVID-19 may be at risk of developing low...

Amid a shortage of vaccine supplies and the threat of emerging coronavirus variants, such an approach might provide an answer...

A worrisome new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has already spread to more than 30...

Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height,...

A new CDC report finds that 25% of people don't remember to wash their hands at important times, such as...

Another study shows that masks and other mitigation efforts not only work, but work well. Mask mandates, closures of certain...

Scientists have finally recreated the initial steps of HIV infection in a test tube, offering an incredibly zoomed-in view of...

The new coronavirus can linger on human skin much longer than flu viruses can, according to a new study from...

The 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two women who developed a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, which snips DNA...

Three scientists won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus...

The CDC has updated its COVID-19 guidance to acknowledge that the virus can sometimes spread via small droplet particles that...