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As vaccination falters, polio back in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Wild poliovirus was almost eradicated globally two years ago, but poor conditions are causing cases to rise in Afghanistan and spill into Pakistan.

Fred Schwaller

An undiagnosed 'Disease X' is spreading in a remote region of DR Congo. Can it be treated?

Watching a biopic about a wrongly convicted man boosted empathy towards incarcerated people and increased support for reforms to the US criminal...

The trial of four men accused of being behind a record-breaking drug bust worth €58 million has begun in Germany. But what is Captagon, where does...

Researchers are slowly learning about gene variations in Latin America, Africa and Asia, with the hope of diversifying and improving medical...

Health authorities warn that a new, deadlier mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) strain rapidly spreading in central Africa could become a global...

After H5N1 bird flu was detected at dairy farms, researchers confirmed the respiratory virus had spread to other animals. There is a still a low...