HEALTH

FDA advisers back Modernas COVID-19 vaccine for older kids

 A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.

The Food and Drug Administration’s…

Canada mulls putting warnings on each cigarette

Canada's government is proposing putting health warnings on individual cigarettes in what would be a world-first way of tackling the habit.

Mental…

Teens are facing a sleep deprivation epidemic. Here is why

American teenagers aren't getting enough sleep these days, and author Lisa L. Lewis refuses to snooze on the issue anymore.

Lewis, a mother…

Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs You Should Know and Expect

Although Medicare helps to cover the costs of most medical services, it’s essential that you still plan for some out-of-the-pocket costs…

Chinas Xi backs zero-Covid policy as Shanghai expands mass testing

President Xi Jinping said China must stick "unswervingly" to its zero-Covid strategy, as more than half of Shanghai's 25 million lockdown-weary residents…

Novavax COVID-19 shots get FDA advisers backing as 4th US option for adults

Washington: American adults who haven't yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration…

Breast cancer drug could help more patients

For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.

Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop

BEIJING -- Diners returned to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month Monday as authorities further eased pandemic-related…