HEALTH

FDA Panel Endorses COVID-19 Pill

A panel of experts gathered by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday narrowly endorsed drugmaker Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, moving…

COVAX allocates 4.7 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea

SEOUL: The global vaccine-sharing network COVAX has set aside 4.73 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot for shipment to North Korea, one of…

Why you shouldnot panic about Omicron just yet: Everything you need to know

The mere mention of yet another Covid-19 virus strain is enough to inspire panic and dread in our hearts, and for good reason. However, while the Omicron…

COVID hit 13 members of their family the first time. A year later it struck again

On a Friday afternoon in early October this year, 8-year-old Maricia Redondo came home from her third grade class in the San Francisco Bay Area with…

Eat raw jowar or sorghum in breakfast to prevent diabetes heart trouble

The desi weight loss food apart from being consumed as roti, dosa or cheela, can also be eaten in its raw form and doesn't need much cooking.

Jowar…

This Thanksgiving let science help you roast a tastier turkey

I've got a kitchen confession: I don't do Thanksgiving turkey.

It's not because of dietary restrictions, although I do try to limit my meat…

Why people with mental illness are at higher risk of COVID

Even before the federal government's recent decision last week to authorize COVID-19 boosters all adults, it had already recommended them in October…

Doctors are mad about surprise billing rules. Becerra says stop gouging patients

Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can't charge a reasonable rate for their services could be put out of business when…