Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison
The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children
In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV
African scientists warn that discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make an mpox outbreak in Congo worse
More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion
Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people
After the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders worldwide vowed to do better next time but are still struggling to finalize a global plan
A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic
A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa
African health officials say mpox cases have surged by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of treatments or vaccines on the continent
An inquiry into an English hospital where a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others has begun as her supporters push to clear her name
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widows
Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing.”
Britain’s drug regulator approved the Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government won’t be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the treatment isn’t worth the cost to taxpayers
An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness
A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed
Just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training
Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean
Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people
Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them
A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available
The baby in Gaza who was recently paralyzed by polio was infected with a mutated strain of the virus that vaccinated people shed in their waste
Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small number of countries
A leading African scientist says the growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease
The world's tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
Israel will attack any attempt to bring arms to Hezbollah from Syria -army spokesperson
Soccer-Scant crowd and heavy security at Stade de France for Israel game
Bank of Mexico lowers key interest rate to 10.25%
ECB should use bond buys, guidance more cautiously, Schnabel says
Embattled Florida coach Todd Golden expects raucous crowds on the road, beginning at Florida State