They say the devices have a key role to play in the battle against Covid.

Doctors say people should buy a pulse oximeter to monitor their oxygen levels at home.

In spite of this, the sale of high-dosage Vitamin D has soared, with some stockists running out altogether.

Each additional daily cup of coffee was associated with a 1 percent decrease in the risk of prostate cancer.

Even as he was dying, he worked to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. Now scientists are using his cells to help others.

Some patients could be living with the aftereffects for years to come. Recent research into another persistent, mysterious disease might help us understand how to treat them.

A Times reporter caught the coronavirus during the New York City outbreak last April. But the acute phase of the illness was just the beginning.

Something about some men just makes it difficult to keep that mask where it should be.

Israel is likely to be the first country to see an impact from vaccination – but it is still too early.

Laboratory studies of mutations circulating in South Africa suggest they may dodge some of the body’s immune responses.

The Biden administration has yet to name a permanent chief of the Food and Drug Administration, amid a deep review of potential treatments and vaccines against the coronavirus.

As alcohol consumption increased, so did the risk of the potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder.

Pregnant women with blood pressure readings above 140/90 had deficits on tests of mental agility 15 years later.

A hospital apologises to Rachael Foley after she undergoes a hysterectomy following the error.

He predicted the “worst is yet to come” in the pandemic and expressed frustration with the politicization of mask-wearing and mitigation efforts.

High-intensity workouts get a lot of attention and can be great for health. But moderate physical activity may have metabolic advantages.

Seeing a shot go in someone’s arm is largely devoid of drama, but the surrounding choreography and presentation of the moment can be fascinating.

The vaccines will be offered to existing high-priority groups and hospital staff on nightshifts.

Some people who need urgent help appear to be staying away, as in the first peak, say researchers.

Meet the artists shaping graphic medicine – a genre of comics focused on the experience of living with mental illness.

James Cook returns to Monklands eight months on to find the hospital staff struggling against the odds.