Russia has produced the first batch of its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday, hours after the ministry reported the start of manufacturing.

The platform will also offer special prices for rapid or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests booked through its mobile app or website.

Faced with an upsurge in coronavirus cases and alarm over images of summer crowds packing onto streets and beaches, some European governments have mandated masks even in open-air public places. But with many virus clusters sprouting behind closed doors in offices and other workplaces where face covering rules are less clear, experts have questioned if policies are focusing on the wrong target. 

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday voiced optimism about the COVID-19 candidate vaccine being developed in the country.

The pandemic has put young people’s access to sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services at risk.

With the pandemic wreaking havoc across the world, it has also intensified obstacles to quality healthcare services, harming goals to achieve sexual reproductive health for all.

A new study has ranked 14 types of commonly available mask, finding that medical masks offer significantly more protection against droplet spread than cotton alternatives -- while bandanas and balaclavas don't do much at all.

Registration for more volunteers is still open until Aug. 31 as the trial research team has set a target of 1,620 volunteers.

China has been popularizing the needle-free insulin injection in the treatment of diabetes to reduce adverse reactions and pain suffered by patients.

Here are three on-trend physical activities that lend themselves to being done outside.

Sleep is particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many people are struggling to get enough of it.

According to a new study, aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, common painkillers we are used to taking for mild fever or aches and pains, may cause more harm than good in the treatment of chronic pain.

Observations using 3D microscopy and a high-speed camera have allowed microbiologists to discover how sperm really move. 

Adult immunization can be done between the ages of 19 and 65 as a continuation of a child’s vaccination schedule, which ends at 18.

Herbal medicine or drinks, locally known as jamu, can only relieve the symptoms of comorbidities, not the COVID-19 itself.

A rare neurological condition that mostly affects children and mysteriously returns every two years is likely to flare up in the coming weeks and months, US health authorities warned Tuesday.

“Let’s maximize the clinical trials and production of the COVID-19 vaccine so the public could be immunized by next year,” said State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir in a statement. 

The cafe cluster rang alarm bells for many Koreans whose daily routines involve going out for coffee. 

Given the wide variety of unregulated face coverings that people are now wearing, how do we know which is most effective?

Laptops are simply not built for whole-day use, and using it as such causes strain on your back, shoulders and neck. As many of us have no choice but to use them, here is a list of tips to make sure you’re good to your body while working with a laptop.

New research has found that using the Internet frequently could improve the mental wellbeing of older adults.

Overwhelming fatigue, palpitations, muscle aches, pins and needles and many more symptoms are being reported as after-effects of the virus.

New European research has found that people who laugh more during stressful times appear to show less symptoms of stress.

According to a study by scientists at Harvard Medical School, the loss of smell in COVID-19 patients is likely to be caused by infection of nonneuronal cell types.

People can also have a “normal” BMI but have an increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, depending on factors such as their blood pressure or body fat distribution. Measuring waist circumference and body fat percentage may be more useful in such cases.

The first US recipient of a partial face transplant has died at age 57, according to Ohio's Cleveland Clinic, where she underwent the delicate operation nearly 12 years ago.

New research has found that maintaining a healthy weight could help boost the quality of a man’s sperm.

Children under the age of five have between 10 to 100 times greater levels of genetic material of the coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and adults, a study in JAMA Pediatrics said Thursday.

The WHO said Friday that coronavirus pandemic effects would be felt for decades as its emergency committee assessed the situation six months after sounding its top alarm over the outbreak.

Although it's better known as a cosmetic treatment used to reduce and prevent wrinkles, Botox could potentially be used as a treatment for depression according to a new review.