Studying respiratory illnesses  Weve partnered with researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Childrens Hospital for the first study, which will help scientists and public health communities better understand respiratory illnesses, including influenza and COVID-19. This Respiratory Health Study will be open to adults in the U.S., and will focus…

The UKs top health agency issued a warning on Wednesday that anyone with significant allergies to food, medicine, or vaccines should not receive the vaccine, according to a new report from the BBC. The warning comes as two health care workers in England with histories of severe allergies experienced allergic…

But local mayors lack authority over public schools, transportation and public health control that largely rests with the countys board of supervisors, which upheld the health departments decision. Last week, Judge James Chalfant of Los Angeles County temporarily agreed with the board of supervisors but ordered health officials to produce…

New research out Tuesday looks to pin down the many health problems that can arise from a bout of covid-19. The long list includes more common ailments like pneumonia, kidney failure, and widespread inflammation, as well as rarer complications like serious heart inflammation, collapsed lungs, and severe blood clotting. The…

Washington (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are expected to introduce key members of their health team on Tuesday afternoon at an event in Wilmington, Delaware. The team will lead his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 283,000 Americans as of Tuesday morning…

Round of applause for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism — which fought for two years to obtain details of a closed door meeting between Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and the UK secretary of state in charge of digital issues at the time, Matt Hancock (now health secretary). Freedom of information requests…

By Reuters Staff GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization official said on Monday that only public health measures, not vaccines, can prevent a new surge of COVID-19 cases as the first vaccines are administered in Britain. Vaccines are a great tool, they will be very helpful, but the effect…

Pollution from the industry is growing An ambulance drives down a road in Brooklyn on December 1st, 2020, in New York City.  Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images Pollution from the health care industry is harming the communities it serves, says a study published today in the journal Health…

China’s tech circle is shifting its attention to online healthcare this week as JD Health is set to go public in one of Hong Kong’s largest IPOs this year. Like Amazon, China’s e-commerce firms Alibaba and JD.com have been working to conquer the massive healthcare industry. The offerings are wide-ranging,…

By Reuters Staff BRASILIA, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Brazil reported 26,363 additional confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, and 313 deaths from COVID-19, its health ministry said on Sunday. The South American country has now registered 6,603,540 cases since the pandemic began, while its official death toll has…