This week’s health update shows Africa edging closer to the end of the mpox public health emergency, even as the continent continues to face the ongoing spread of seasonal influenza and severe ...

Health officials in Spain have documented the first-ever case of human-to-human transmission of mpox clade 1b outside endemic regions in Africa. Mpox is a viral infectious disease that spreads through ...

Summary box The devastating March 2025 earthquake in central Myanmar underscores how natural disasters exacerbate ...

Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...

Some countries are known for having dangerously high pollution levels, poor sanitation, and large amounts of unmanaged waste. These problems are usually caused by overpopulation, industrial activity, ...

Experts say the new strain highlights the virus's ability to evolve, and urge at-risk groups to get vaccinated as a precaution.

The rally, focused on affordability, comes as polling consistently shows that public trust in President Trump’s economic ...

Mpox virus clade Ib shows a longer and more variable incubation period than previously characterized clades, with symptom ...

At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his ...

A hybrid form of mpox has been identified in the UK. Health professionals are not surprised that the sexually transmitted ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the risk for obesity-related cancer associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or ...

The WHO World Malaria Report 2025 highlights gains in malaria control, ongoing challenges in Africa, and lifesaving interventions. Learn more.