A pill has cut the risk of hospitalization or death from Covid-19 by half in a study, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said Friday. It would become the first oral medicine that fights viral infection for Covid-19 if approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for...
CHICAGO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 74% efficacy at preventing symptomatic disease, a figure that increased to 83.5% in people aged 65 and older, according to long-awaited results of the company's U.S. clinical trial published on Wednesday. Overall efficacy of 74%...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)— YouTube said Wednesday it would remove videos that falsely claim approved vaccines are dangerous, as social networks seek to crack down on health misinformation around COVID-19 and other diseases. Video-sharing giant YouTube has already banned posts that spread false myths around...
R Kelly has been found guilty in his federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial in New York after six weeks of testimony regarding sexual abuse. After 50 witnesses were heard from and after prosecutors argued that the disgraced R&B singer had been working for over 20...
Will Smith has said that both he and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith have had sexual relationships with other people during their marriage. Last year, the couple’s marriage was publicly scrutinised after rapper August Alsina claimed that he had engaged in a relationship with Jada with Will’s...