Health

Nearly 600 children were admitted to U.S. hospitals with a rare inflammatory syndrome associated with the new coronavirus over four months during the end of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report on Friday. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare but serious …

France and Germany are in talks to reform the World Health Organization as the US seeks to dictate terms, Reuters reported. The G7 Alliance is currently drafting a reform document that will eventually be voted on by the G20 and UN. The US is set to leave the WHO in …

As people become accustomed to living with coronavirus, social distancing and mask protocols also become easier. America’s COVID-19 death toll in the US could reach nearly 300,000 by December 1, but consistent mask-wearing early today could save some 70,000 lives, according to new projections based on current death toll and …

A new profile explores how Apple CEO Tim Cook, with “cautious, cooperative and tactical” leadership, ended up being the Cupertino tech giant in the world’s largest company. After the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, both Wall Street and Silicon Valley were worried about Apple’s future. But, nine years later, …

More than one million people in the UK have given up smoking since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by the non-profit Action on Smoking and Health. Nearly half (41%) said it was a direct response to heightened health concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. The …