A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The new COVID-19 variant CH.1.1, named ...

A variant strain of the coronavirus, one that was first discovered in the United Kingdom, is now the dominant strain of the virus circulating throughout the United States, CDC Director Rochelle ...

A coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has long been known to be more contagious and more likely to make people sick than the initial form of the virus, but researchers now say it also is ...

The new variant has begun spreading much more early than usual and could be responsible for thousands of UK deaths this year ...

LONDON, U.K. — Preliminary data from the United Kingdom suggests the variant of coronavirus detected in that country last fall, and identified here in the U.S., may be more deadly, according to Prime ...

Japan officials have identified a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, reports CNBC. 1. A new variant of the coronavirus was detected in four travelers arriving from Brazil, Japan’s National ...

A more severe type of flu is set to wreak havoc on the NHS this winter, with infections circulating at a rate not typically ...