COVID-19 can infect cells of the inner ear – and potentially lead to hearing loss and tinnitus, study finds Researchers creates models of different types of inner ear cells, including hair cells,...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA cleared kid-size doses—just a third of the amount given to teens and...

Coronavirus: Half of current cases 'unrecognised' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include...

The Australian government has pre-purchased 300,000 courses of an experimental antiviral oral drug called molnupiravir. Interim results announced by the company, US pharmaceutical Merck, show the drug...

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Soon after Merck announced on September 1 it would ask federal regulators for emergency...

Latin America’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 1.5 million Friday, according to an AFP tally drawn from official figures. The toll is at least 1,500,350 deaths, with more than 45 million cases...

African American COVID-19 patients had the least physician follow-up and the longest delays in returning to work, a University of Michigan study found. Nonwhite (Black, Asian, Latinx) patients also were...

Dr Amir Khan says flu is ‘going to be a real worry’ this winter We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include...

The Nobel season opens on Monday with the pioneers of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and immune system research tipped for the medicine prize, which kicks off a week of awards against the backdrop of the pandemic. Breakthroughs...

(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative approaches to treatment. The pandemic...