The case of avian influenza A (H5) confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Missouri, USA, on Sept 6, 2024,1 has reignited concerns about the risk of human contagion and the need ...

Cholera is a waterborne disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria of the serogroups 01 and 139, usually occurring due to inadequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene. This ...

In 2013, 9-year-old Ella Roberta Adoo Kissi Debrah died following a severe asthma attack. Soon after, her family began to ...

The global polio eradication hinges on timely reporting of polioviruses and rapid responses. Despite considerable efforts made during the past three decades to contain polio, the WHO African (AFRO) ...

Locally advanced cervical cancer remains a substantial source of mortality, particularly in low-resource settings.1 ...

The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership aims to stimulate research for much-needed new antibiotics. Talha Burki reports.

More than ever, the climate crisis is becoming a health crisis. An estimated 5 million people globally die each year because of suboptimal temperatures,1 with a large proportion of heat-related ...

On Sept 27, 2024, Rwanda's Ministry of Health confirmed the nation's first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. As of Oct 14, 2024, there have been 62 reported cases and 15 deaths from the virus, ...

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH), a rare condition that affects about one in 300 000 individuals worldwide, ...

Health is political. This is what many practitioners of public and clinical health believe. Health and health policy are ...

Our findings suggest that multiple monkeypox virus strains are co-circulating in the human population, highlighting the need for implementation of expanded mpox surveillance, especially in countries ...

Discerning the motivation or intention behind people's actions is a fundamental part of much psychiatric investigation. When ...