HEALTH

Rather than transmitting COVID-19, breastfeeding may instead help pass along protective antibodies that fight against the virus.

Compared to those who don't have any pets, dog owners had lower disability risk.

The mother and her child are in good health nearly four months after the delivery, with the baby now weighing around 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds).

The new vaccine also increased antibody levels in recipients by at least 18-fold when used as a booster shot.

New data from the CDC shows that the amount of protection provided against the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was cut in half by the time the Delta variant arrived.

One or two out of every 100 children may develop long-haul symptoms that include fatigue, shortness of breath, anxiety and depression.

The COVID-19 subvariant dubbed “stealth Omicron” could also cause more severe symptoms than the original Omicron strain.

A new research paper was published by a team in Denmark that found people who previously were infected by Omicron were at risk of reinfection, especially if it is the variant's "stealth strain".

People have been wondering how long they need to wait before getting another booster dose, or if they even need to at all.  

One of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome's mysteries is that it appears to only affect some regular marijuana users and not all of them.

A recent study by the CDC found that these five states had the highest life expectancy in the United States.

The 12-year-old boy died on Feb. 3 from septic arthritis at the knees and septic shock, a laboratory biopsy revealed.

As the second year of the COVID pandemic comes to a close, there are still various questions that health experts need answers to.

In this heart-to-heart, two consultant cardiologists share with us their expert advice on keeping the fist-sized organ beating healthy.

There are many people “who could stand to take this disease a lot less seriously”, according to this governor.

Is another pandemic lurking around the corner? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates seems to think so. 

When addressing the drop in COVID-19 testing rates, the WHO said the “bigger concern right now…is the still increasing number of deaths."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released statistics on the number of excess deaths and found that over a million Americans perished in the last two years. This is over 100,000 more deaths than those who lost their lives to the virus itself. 

Participants' depressive symptoms were measured before and after the treatments using the GRID-Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

The injuries may have been the result of the vaccines being given too high into the shoulder joint.

The Lassa fever cases are all "within the same family," the U.K. Health Security Agency noted, and it has been linked to a recent trip to West Africa, where the disease is considered endemic.

These countries have encouraged high-risk groups to receive a fourth dose of the vaccine. 

Researchers found a consistent increase in serum antibody response four weeks post-immunization in those participants who exercised for 90 minutes after getting their vaccine.

The side effect typically occurs in school-age children weeks after their initial COVID-19 infection.

Of the four main factors that affect the heart, lifestyle is the only one “we have any control over or we can alter,” says Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

The European Medicines Agency will look into a possible connection between COVID vaccines and changes in menstrual cycles.

The last Lassa fever cases in the U.K. were reported in 2009.

The placenta is the organ responsible for developing a fetus and providing it oxygen and nutrients needed to grow.

The study looked at data from 2,403 vaccinated and 1,556 unvaccinated women in the United States between the ages of 18 and 45.