More than 30 candidate vaccines for COVID-19 have reached human trials since the pandemic began only months ago. But given that most vaccines take years to develop, how will we know that the first coronavirus vaccine to earn approval is…
That tickle in your throat? It could be allergies, irritation or even COVID-19. But here’s one explanation that may not be on your radar: a worm wriggling in your tonsils. At least, that was the cause of one woman’s sore…
Mevlida Lazibi decided to take five-week-old infant Sara during the horror of the Srebrenica massacre 25 years ago – now they’re a family and it was ‘best decision of her life’ Mevlida Lazibi and Sara Hukic have now settled in…
The sickening assault in Bayonee, southwestern France, left 59-year-old Philippe Monguillot with brain damage. He died five days later in hospital on Friday, July 10 Philippe Monguillot’s wife Veronique, pictured with her 58-year-old husband A French bus driver has died…
Officials in Astana, Kazakhstan carry out disinfection measures due to COVID-19 on March 30. A Chinese embassy has issued a warning about a deadly “unknown pneumonia” circulating in Kazakhstan, but authorities outside of China say these cases are still likely…
Pensioner Davino Cordeiro left the Centre for the Control and Combat of Coronavirus in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, after being treated for 18 days A 110-year-old coronavirus patient was clapped out of hospital as one…
In this special episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we focus on a serious topic that everybody is talking about: SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Every day at Live Science, our reporters and editors track the latest coronavirus developments…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated guidance on the role of airborne droplets in transmission of COVID-19, but the institution’s stance on the topic remains largely unchanged. Airborne transmission means that the illness might have the potential to…
Anastasia Lukashova, 39, was found by her husband gravely wounded after being ambushed by the animal while on a family holiday in the Severo-Yeniseysk district, Russia Anastasia Lukashova sadly died on the way to hospital (Image: vk.com) A mother-of-two was…
A man’s medication for alcohol dependence caused him to have a strange reaction to hand sanitizer, according to a new report of the case. The 43-year-old man was visiting his bank when he began experiencing what looked like an allergic…
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT – Shocking footage shows a group of men hitting the seal with sticks and boulders until it passed out. A witness said they attacked it so children could have pictures with it Sickening footage shows the moment…
COVID-19 may cause dangerous neurological problems, including delirium, brain inflammation, nerve damage or stroke, according to a new study. What’s more, the study authors reported seeing a concerning increase in patients at their hospital with a rare and sometimes fatal…