Coming out in support of India and South Africa, hundreds of American civil society organisations and three top lawmakers have urged US President Joe Biden to not block the waiver to COVID-19 vaccines...

COVID-19 mortality in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is much higher compared to the general population, a recent study in India has concluded. However, local doctors state that the number is...

An oily, 100-nanometer-wide bubble of genes has killed more than 2 mn people. Scientists don’t quite know what to make of it

With the first phase of the vaccination drive for general public taking off, doctors advised people to stay clear of fake news surrounding vaccines.

China is lagging in its coronavirus vaccination rollout because it has the disease largely under control, but plans to inoculate 40 per cent of its population by June, Chinese health experts said...

Tamil Nadu recorded 474 fresh COVID-19 cases and 5 more fatalities on Monday, taking the caseload to 8,52,016 and toll to 12,501.

Doctors from the Medanta hospital administered the vaccine to Shah, a Home Ministry official said.

Many countries, including India, might have embarked on ambitious vaccination drives to curb coronavirus infections, but the airline industry is still waiting for global guidelines on overseas travel...

Maharashtra alone accounts for 46.39 per cent of India's total active cases, followed by Kerala with 29.49 per cent.

Britain's government says families with children in school will be provided with free coronavirus home test kits as part of plans for schools to reopen beginning on March 8.