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A vaccine scare more than a decade ago is causing a growing epidemic of measles, a contagious disease.
As Stephen Hawking turns 70 this week, scientists are baffled how he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.
A gene that can turn many types of bacteria into deadly superbugs has been found in samples taken from New Delhi’s drinking water.
The most powerful force against HIV/Aids in Africa may be circumcision, a procedure that’s easily done in the developed world.
A new type of Ebola fever in Uganda might be less deadly than others — but that’s not necessarily good news. The World Health Organisation said last week that an ongoing Ebola…
Only 60% of HIV/Aids patients in Africa still take the drugs they need to stay alive two years after starting treatment, researchers reported, noting a grim reason many stopped:…
Health professionals should routinely offer to test people for HIV, instead of waiting for patients to request it, according to new advice from the United Nations on Wednesday.…
Health experts see a glimmer of hope in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) for the first time since the disease’s spread was declared a global emergency more than a decade ago.…
Billionaire George Soros pledged -million on Wednesday to fight a deadly strain of tuberculosis in Africa. Since an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)…
During an official check to certify that Namibia remained polio-free a decade after it declared it had conquered the disease, officials made a surprising find: a 39-year-old man…
