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Most pandemics start when a pathogen spreads from animals to humans. It's a leading explanation for the COVID-19 pandemic: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is a cousin of coronaviruses that live in bats.

A coronial inquest is this week examining the death of Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth at her home in September.

Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a grueling heat wave on Friday, with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, likely shattering yet more temperature records.

Placing a baby on their stomach in the prone position can help them breathe more comfortably. With the chest facing down and the back facing up, this position takes pressure off the lungs, allowing for better oxygen exchange ...

When vaccination rates drop—as is the case with adult influenza vaccinations in Canada and child measles vaccinations in British Columbia—the explanation is often that people are "hesitant."

Building more apartments will not solve Australia's housing affordability crisis unless policymakers address rising house prices and investor activity, new research shows. Australia's housing affordability crisis is being ...

There are no vaccines or treatments for the strain of Ebola that has killed more than 200 people in DR Congo and Uganda, but several are being urgently developed in the hope of reining in the outbreak.

A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why do individuals and organizations sometimes rationalize decisions that conflict with their stated values? According to Leah P. Hollis, professor of education policy studies in the Penn State College of Education, the answer ...

Researchers from Trinity have discovered how two deadly coronaviruses (SARS1 and MERS) outsmart one of our most important antiviral defenses by shutting down parts of the immune system. The findings help explain why certain ...

For millions of people, the ability to smell morning coffee or taste a home-cooked meal is something they barely think about. But a new study shows that when those senses disappear, life can quickly become bleak, with patients ...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine health care in unprecedented ways, forcing providers and patients alike to delay or forgo preventive services. At the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Dental Medicine, those ...