Romania said it had found two masseuses with leprosy at a spa in the northwestern city of Cluj, the European Union state’s first confirmed ...

AN ingredient found in a variety of everyday products has been linked to a deadly disease, a study has found. Scientists have warned tha...

Toothbrushes harbour between 1-12 million bacteria and fungi from hundreds of different species, with some capable of causing oral disease...

Omega fatty acids, found in certain fish or taken as a supplement, could potentially help ward off Alzheimer’s disease in women, a new stu...

Global efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering due to economic inequality, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pa...

Scientists have created an innovative pen that uses artificial intelligence to analyze hand movements and detect early signs of Parkinson’s ...

England is set to become the first country globally to introduce a routine vaccination programme against gonorrhoea, marking a significant m...

Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and c...

Chronic sleep deprivation significantly raises the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic disorders, according ...

Nine people have d!ed in a new outbreak of an ‘eye-bleeding’ Ebola-like virus, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one ...

Scientists are heralding a “new era” in the fight against dementia, with oral medications to prevent or slow Alzheimer’s disease expected t...

Women with untreated infertility face a 25% higher risk of developing systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), according to new res...

Scientists have discovered the first new treatment in 50 years for severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks, ...

Major cities worldwide could face severe crises if global warming continues unabated, reaching 3°C above pre-industrial levels, a new report...

Paris on Friday reported nearly 200 cases of cholera on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which is struggling to contain the deadly...

  A disease that could be more deadlier than coronavirus has been discovered. Panicked experts have claimed the world is ‘unprepared’ for a ...

A deadly ‘black boil’ disease that has killed at least 17 and left 40 others seriously ill has been confirmed by medics in Uganda. Health ...

The death toll from Bangladesh’s worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year, official data showed, with hospitals strugglin...

Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund ...

Any amount of alcohol could increase the risk of developing at least one of more than 60 diseases, according to new research published on ...