Health

The rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in Africa could extend beyond the continent and reach countries such as the United Kingdom if governments fail to...

India has announced a cap on trade margins for 137 cancer medicines in a move aimed at reducing treatment costs and improving access to...

Suicide, once largely discussed as a personal tragedy and a public health concern, is increasingly becoming part of political arguments in Britain, with campaigners...

The plague, one of the deadliest infectious diseases in human history, continues to exist despite the passage of centuries and advances in modern medicine....

Healthcare systems across Africa are facing increasing pressure following major reductions in US foreign assistance, with the disruption of programmes supported by the United...

Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency after a sharp rise in new infections, prompting the government to step up testing, prevention and treatment...

Babies born to mothers who experienced anaemia during pregnancy may have smaller brain volumes in early childhood, particularly in areas associated with movement, learning,...

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to a sixth province, raising fresh concerns among health authorities as...

Afghanistan is facing a worsening child nutrition crisis, with malnutrition reaching critical levels in an increasing number of provinces as shortages of humanitarian funding...