Health

Pneumonia and diarrhoea kill 1.4 million children each year, more than all other childhood illnesses combined – UNICEF

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Felegesi Norman, 36, holds her son Brian at the Balaka district hospital...

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Measles jab saves over 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day

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Children are immunised in northern Uganda.

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Research on new, rapid screening test identifies potential therapies against drug-resistant bacteria

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Colorized scanning-electron micrograph showing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella...

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Antibody Treatment Shields Fetus From Zika -- in Mice

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Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Bladder Cancer Risk: Study

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Routine School Vaccine Requirements Raise HPV Shot Rates, Too

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Some Primates Have Vision Troubles as They Age

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Testing of investigational inactivated Zika vaccine in humans begins

The first of five early stage clinical trials to test the safety and ability of an investigational Zika vaccine candidate called the Zika Purified Inactivated Virus (ZPIV) vaccine to generate an immune system response has begun at the Walter Reed Army...

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Pregnant women must be able to access the right care at the right time, says WHO

WHO has issued a new series of recommendations to improve quality of antenatal care in order to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications and give women a positive pregnancy experience.

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WHO recommends 29 ways to stop surgical infections and avoid superbugs

People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, not afterwards, according to new guidelines from WHO that aim to save lives, cut...

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