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Gaza races to disinfect refugee shelters as disease starts to spread
An epidemic of diarrhoea has broken out as experts fear typhoid and cholera outbreaks could be looming
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‘Nothing short of astounding’: How Egypt defied the odds to eliminate hepatitis C
Within a decade, the country has gone from having among the worst global rates of the disease to near eradication
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Global tuberculosis rates reach record levels, WHO warns
Seven and a half million new infections were diagnosed in 2022 – the highest ever recorded by the UN agency
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Monkeypox ‘circulating for five years’ before 2022’s global health emergency
The infection mutated to better spread between humans after silently circulating since at least 2016, according to new research
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How online dating fuelled record level of STIs in Britain
Gonorrhoea and syphilis bounce back from relative obscurity in the UK – experts are concerned
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Why clean water is crucial to tackling the antibiotic resistance crisis
As world leaders meet in New York, we must raise the alarm about antibiotic resistance – the health and economies of the world depend on it
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Antimicrobial resistance to cause 5.2 million deaths in western Pacific by 2030, new report says
Drug-resistant infections will become a bigger killer in the region than HIV/Aids and tuberculosis, according to the WHO
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Antibiotic treatments ‘outdated’ as study shows thousands of babies dying from preventable infection
Western policy guidelines around the use of antibiotics may be causing more harm than good in Africa and other developing areas
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Inside one of the world’s deadliest forests – and the bushmeat hunters risking contagion
Ebola, Marburg and never-before-seen infections are spilling over into Guinea’s hunter communities. Scientists fear biological catastrophe
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How to break the cycle of panic and neglect surrounding pandemics
Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional – it’s how we respond during ‘peacetime’ that will determine which one we get
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Doctor who caught Crimean-Congo fever at Pakistan hospital dies in ambulance traffic jam
The medic was one of several healthcare workers who contracted the virus at the same hospital after ‘critical lapses’ in infection control
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Monkeypox ‘circulating for five years’ before 2022’s global health emergency
The infection mutated to better spread between humans after silently circulating since at least 2016, according to new research
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Bird flu detected in Antarctica for first time as fears grow of mass wipe-outs
Experts fear rapid spread of disease after sampling confirms presence of H5N1 among continent’s birds
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Almost half the world’s population could be at risk from dengue due to global warming
Once specific to small pockets of Asia, the infection can now be found across several continents of the world, say researchers
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Climate change blamed for ‘concerning’ rise of flesh-eating infections
Bacterium that thrives in warm seawater kills ten people in Florida this year. Scientists fear it could reach every US coastal state by 2040
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Scientists racing to stop the next pandemic take inspiration from pioneering Covid trials
Cepi teams up with one of the world’s most sophisticated data processing companies to prepare the ground for global vaccine testing
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Global stroke deaths could reach 9.7 million a year by 2050, scientists warn
Report projects a 50 per cent jump in worldwide fatalities if risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain unaddressed
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Official: Recommended ‘CBD’ dose slashed over long term health risks
In a shock reversal, the Food Standards Agency has cut the recommended safe daily dose five fold, due to concerns including liver damage
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Lancet launches major ‘spillover’ investigation as two die of bird flu, including a toddler
Two-year-old girl is second human to die of H5N1 within a week – the same strain that has already killed millions of birds and mammals
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From rotting legs to ruptured spleens, the ‘air ambulance’ serving Timor-Leste’s only hospital
In a country where most people live in remote hillside communities, tiny planes navigate mountain peaks in response to its worst emergencies
