The true number of fatalities is believed to be far higher than the five million based on daily reports provided by health authorities in each country.

Its inventor hopes the Wondaleaf Unisex Condom will empower people to take better control of their sexual health regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it additionally difficult for recovering drug addicts to recover and not relapse

People aged 40-59 who are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease but have no history of it, should consult with their doctor and make an individual decision on whether to start taking the medicine.

Three mothers of children with cerebral palsy fight to legalize marijuana for healthcare purposes.

The drug, called AZD7442, reduced the risk of developing severe COVID-19 or death by 50 percent in patients who had been symptomatic for seven days or less, meeting the main goal of the trial.

The pandemic already causes enough problems for those living with kidney failure, but things get even worse when they contract the virus as it is near-impossible to find a hospital that accepts hemodialysis patients with COVID-19

If it gets authorization, molnupiravir, which is designed to introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus, would be the first oral antiviral medication for COVID-19.

Amid the uncertainty of waste handling during the pandemic, researchers offer a solution by designing a specific waste management system.

Will the recent prohibition on displaying cigarettes at the point of sale lead to a smoke-free capital?

The outer limit of the human lifespan has long been hotly debated, with recent studies making the case we could live up to 150 years, or arguing that there is no maximum theoretical age for humans.

The move highlights the challenges of competing in particular with pioneer BioNTech, which rose from obscurity through its alliance with pharma major Pfizer last year. The pair have delivered close to 1.5 billion doses so far, making them the western world's largest COVID-19 vaccine maker.

But it's far too soon to declare victory, say experts, who warn that unequal vaccine access could still lead to the emergence of new and more deadly variants of the virus. 

From 2016 to 2020, 34-year-old tax specialist Rahan Galileo asked nine doctors for a vasectomy. They all refused.

The vaccine would be administered at a lower dosage than for people over 12, they said.

Ho Chi Minh City alone has recorded 232,600 coronavirus infections and 9,724 deaths, representing half of the country cases and 80% of its fatalities.

A study published in the scientific journal Molecules this month found that the molecule produced by the jararacussu pit viper inhibited the virus's ability to multiply in monkey cells by 75%.

"Maybe it's all in the blood," says Emma Teeling, a geneticist studying the exceptional longevity of bats in the hope of discovering benefits for humans.

Herd immunity is achieved when a certain threshold of the global population has either been inoculated against a pathogen or has recovered from infection.

YouTube said in a blog post it relies on "expert consensus from health organizations," including the US Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, but noted that, in some cases, "misinformation is less clear-cut" as new facts emerge.

UNAM is calling the triple-layered antimicrobial facemask SakCu; Sak means silver in Mayan and Cu is the chemical symbol for copper.

As more and more people focus on maintaining both physical and mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, some Indonesians opt to attend yoga classes online to “escape” their isolation and stay healthy.

Achieving the ideal weight is also about quality of life

Following the abolishment of ‘virginity testing’ on female applicants to the Indonesian Military (TNI), The Jakarta Post spoke with women who had gone through the invasive procedure.

Tokyo Paralympics organisers said Sunday they were tightening virus rules, including upping testing and further limiting movement, as Japan battles a record wave of infections days before the opening ceremony.  

The company said on Friday that 75 percent of the participants in the trial for the therapy - two types of antibodies discovered by Vanderbilt University Medical Center - had chronic conditions including some with a lower immune response to vaccinations.

Masks have been compulsory since April last year in Singapore, which has been among the most successful countries in containing coronavirus outbreaks, with only 46 deaths recorded.

Kenya will extend a night curfew and other restrictions to counter an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, the government said Wednesday. 

China accounted for the largest number of deaths with about 2.42 million, nearly 30 percent of the world total, followed by India at 1.01 million, the United States at 530,000, Russia at 290,000 and Indonesia at 250,000, according to the estimate published in the British medical journal the Lancet.

Beaten and stranded at sea, Imam Syafi survived and now leads a movement to reform an industry rife with exploitation.