Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned Thursday in a special report on the "massive and previously unknown" health crisis.

Whether it’s about the material your mask is made from or what happens to your body when you wear it, here are seven myths about wearing masks during the pandemic.

In the case of this vaccine, regular (perhaps annual) boosters would probably be needed to help to ensure people keep their immune memory.

Thinking about losing weight? Here is a list of diet misconceptions. 

Considering how much time we spend on social media, filtering out negative or discouraging content is important.

A Japanese study has indicated that the presence of a newly identified antibody may be responsible for repeated miscarriages in some women.

Young, previously healthy adults can take weeks to fully recover from even a mild COVID-19 infection, with about a fifth of patients under 35 years reporting not returning to their usual state of health up to 21 days after testing positive.

The key to ensuring our body posture doesn’t let us down during challenging situations may lie not in making ourselves as expansive as possible, but just in making sure we don’t shrink and contract our bodies.

Undernourished children showed improvement in brain function after taking nutritional supplements for six months, researchers said Thursday.

A blood test has been shown to detect five types of cancer years before the diseases could be spotted using conventional diagnostic methods, according to a study published Tuesday.

Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. 

US rapper and apparent presidential candidate Kanye West has in the past opened up about his struggles with bipolar disorder. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an emergence of another parallel pandemic of violence against women and girls – mainly those who were locked up in their homes with their abusers during lockdown.

Governments have been called to uphold their commitments to place individual rights and choices, with an emphasis on sexual reproductive health and rights, at the heart of sustainable development.

Coronaviruses in general seems to be particularly good at not being well recognized by our immune system. Indeed, a feature of common cold coronaviruses is that people get reinfected by them all the time.

Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough.

British scientists analyzing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms.

The keenly-awaited full results from a UK trial of the steroid dexamethasone were published Friday, confirming its life-saving benefits for COVID-19 patients on ventilators but suggesting it may cause harm if given too early.

The COBAS 6800 Fully Automated Molecular System (FMS), is capable of processing 1,000 swab samples per day.

Researchers are increasingly looking at the pandemic through the lens of engineering, devising ways to make indoor environments safer. Here's a preview of what's in store.

It is normal for people to feel anxious, and being mindful can be one of the ways to overcome it. 

Deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria could surge in poor and middle-income countries as already weak health systems grapple with severe disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a predictive study published on Monday.

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been difficult to predict and understand.

The urgency to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic certainly contributed to the publication of sloppy and possibly fraudulent science. The quality control measures that minimize the publication of bad science failed miserably in these cases.

A lot of advice addresses the person with depression, but here we give advice on what you can do if you live with someone who is depressed.

There is little chance of a 100-percent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously.

Patients with abnormally high blood sugar levels are more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19.

Studies have demonstrated that “postural variability” (changing your position) and regular subtle movements while sitting are important.

If you have an optimistic outlook in life, then you might be more likely to get a better night's sleep according to a new European study.

A new US study has found that, despite concerns, fifth-generation wireless technology, more commonly known as 5G, appears to pose few health risks.