New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause ...

The disease has become a key issue in Washington. We asked doctors to explain the ABCs. By Simar Bajaj On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel recommended ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the potentially fatal respiratory infection of the same name, was found to use a system known as PrrAB to ...

The biological world is always expanding as research is constantly being done. Because of this, many findings often fall under the radar despite having the potential to change the world. Here are some ...

Sept 25 (Reuters) - The United States has objected to the United Nations' political declaration on non-communicable diseases, with U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying on Thursday it ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and increasingly affect children and adolescents. UNICEF tackles this through a multisectoral approach that reduces exposure to ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy Caitlin Wald, Transition Lead at HelpAge International, delivered the following statement at the ...

At a recent Senate hearing, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. whether he accepted the fact that COVID vaccines had saved the lives of almost 2 ...

HHS has put on ice a CDC project that would make information about dozens of diseases available in near real time, CDC sources told MedPage Today. Since early summer, the team has been working on a ...

- Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 23 lives so far this year, and the monsoon is not even over yet. As of Thursday, there were 118 laboratory confirmed cases of this mosquito-borne infection across ...

In 16 of the 25 countries surveyed, majorities believe the spread of infectious diseases poses a major threat. This is the case in all nine middle-income countries included in the survey, but also in ...

Metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, and metabolic syndrome, are a growing threat to global public health. More than 537 million adults currently live with T2D, and this ...