The increasing prevalence of new coronavirus variants is raising questions about how well protected those who’ve already had their COVID-19 shots are against evolving forms of...
Because COVID symptoms – fever, cough, aches – are similar to flu symptoms, it is tempting to compare the two. Indeed, the UK’s new health secretary,...
There is a reason that Tom Bower’s biography of Boris Johnson is subtitled “The Gambler”. The book details the life of a Teflon-coated politician who seemingly...
Throughout the pandemic, many have longed for a “return to normal.” When the threat of COVID-19 subsides, we look forward to resuming our research and travel...
In the 1940s, the town of Shelburne, N.S., became home to a new garbage dump. Residential, industrial and medical waste from throughout eastern Shelburne County was...
MANILA – The World Bank apologized Thursday to the Philippine government over the “inadvertent” release of a report about the allegedly poor learning results among Filipino students....
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it has recorded over four million Covid-19-related deaths globally, but the organization’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, added...
MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said areas with high cases of Covid-19 infections will get AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Japan to the Philippines....
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday expressed gratitude to the Japanese government for its donation of more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the...
MANILA – San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) nationwide “Ligtas Lahat” vaccination drive for A4 workers now covers major cities outside Metro Manila, where the company has significant...
