Since the beginning of the global pandemic, coughing and sneezing in public can feel similar to taking your kid to the hairdressers when they've got nits. 

An Indonesian psychologist is developing a website that will show up as a Google advertisement whenever an internet user runs a search using keywords related to suicide.

Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world's population vulnerable to the COVID-19 disease it causes.

A combination of antiviral drugs usually used to treat HIV has no beneficial effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, confirming the initial results of a large-scale randomized trial of the drug.

Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

Many people with an eating disorder experience what’s known as body distortions. This means that what they see in the mirror is different to what other people see when they look at them.

Members of the public in Japan will get vaccinated against the new coronavirus for free, according to a health ministry policy approved Friday by its advisory panel, in a bid to curb serious and fatal cases of infection.

Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV when he had a unique type of bone marrow transplant, has died in California after relapsing with cancer, his partner said.

Abortion remains a sensitive and controversial issue in many parts of the world.

If you find yourself incapable of scrolling past that video of a cute kitten or one of a koala eating eucalyptus leaves without stopping to watch, don't worry, it's actually a good thing! 

Neighbors have a cup of coffee and a chat on the terrace, or meet up in the park or at the gym before heading their separate ways home. But these are no ordinary villagers. Their average age is 79 and they all share a debilitating disease: Alzheimer's.

At its most simple, the practice simply involves walking barefoot to tune into the energy of the Earth. If its proponents are to be believed, many mental and physical benefits await. 

More than 70 percent of schoolchildren in Japan feel stress as a result of the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a survey by a state-run medical institute.

A single dose of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results published on Friday.

Those who need early screening for Alzheimer's disease can use the E-Memory Screening (EMS) app launched by PT Eisai Indonesia, a subsidiary of Japan-based pharmaceutical company Eisai Co., Ltd., in collaboration with PERDOSSI. 

Getting old is a fact of life, yet there are many negative images and false beliefs surrounding elderly people.

Scientists are providing a fuller understanding of the essential role that sleep plays in brain health, identifying an abrupt transition at about 2.4 years of age when its primary purpose shifts from brain building to maintenance and repair.

Far from bringing about a new era of social solidarity, often-changing and unclear guidance around the coronavirus may push people to act more selfishly.

Concerted efforts and innovative financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Asia and the Pacific are critical as the pandemic rages on.

Intensive care medics were significantly less likely to have been infected with COVID-19 than cleaners and other healthcare workers in departments deemed lower risk, according to a study of several British hospitals at the peak of the pandemic.    

Twelve children who likely contracted COVID-19 at three childcare operations in Utah infected some of their parents and siblings, according to a US study, adding to evidence that very young kids can transmit the disease.

A new study by US health authorities published Thursday provided more data showing that, when it comes to catching COVID-19, visiting bars and restaurants is far more dangerous than going shopping, working from an office or using public transport.

A clinical psychologist gave tips for responding to anxious and uncomfortable feelings through the “grounding” technique.

More quiet zones in high-risk indoor spaces could help to cut coronavirus contagion risks, after a study showed that lowering speaking volume can reduce the spread of the disease.

Two Indonesian health institutions have raised concern about mental health problems, as many people struggle to cope with the changes they face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Headaches, confusion and delirium experienced by some COVID-19 patients could be the result of the coronavirus directly invading the brain, according to a study published Wednesday.

Young adults with underlying conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension are at the highest risk of being placed on a ventilator or dying from COVID-19, according to a study of 3,000 hospitalized patients aged 18 to 34.

Bulimia sufferers may be able to find help through confiding to a smartphone as a new American study shows the effectiveness of digital cognitive behavior therapy in treating eating disorders among female students.

The World Health Organization said it did not expect widespread immunization against the novel coronavirus until mid-2021, tempering hopes just as research revealed encouraging early results from a Russian vaccine.

Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil launched an app on Friday aimed at alerting indigenous communities to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in their lands.