Health

Survey data released Oct. 27 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that age is a strong predictor of public-health behaviors. According to the agency’s analysis of the survey results, older respondents...

Accredited Social Health Activists are on the frontlines of India's COVID-19 fight, while protesting for better pay

For months, there’s been a relatively easy way to socialize safely during the pandemic: take it outside. But now, with cold weather creeping into many parts of the world, park picnics, socially distant walks and...

Europe is clearly in the grip of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In the past week, countries throughout Europe—including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, the U.K, and...

The U.S. third wave may look different from the past two

Dozens of deaths among people who recently received their flu shots raise concern but shouldn’t deter flu immunizations