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How an NHS app is helping doctors diagnose leprosy patients in war-torn Myanmar
A platform widely used in the UK is connecting British dermatologists with patients thousands of miles away
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South Africa’s alcohol addiction and the disabled newborns paying the price
Mothers-to-be are drinking during pregnancy, unaware of the implications for their unborn children
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What Britain can learn from India’s ‘Vaccine Prince’
Investment is crucial to shoring up biosecurity defences – but political will is fading post-Covid, warns Serum Institute of India chief
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WHO warns of growing resistance to first-line HIV drug
Antiretroviral’s effectiveness begins to wane as the virus grows resistant to the drug, according to report
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Pandemic disruptions caused 7,000 excess TB deaths in Europe, says report
Covid-19’s impact on health services reversed decades of progress on tuberculosis, according to joint study from the WHO and ECDC
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WHO warns of growing resistance to first-line HIV drug
Antiretroviral’s effectiveness begins to wane as the virus grows resistant to the drug, according to report
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Asian superbug spreads in European hospitals
Cases of the bacteria have risen by 1,000 per cent since 2021, the European Centre for Disease Control warns
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Worldwide fungal deaths twice as high as previously thought, research shows
A new study suggests that fungal infections now account for around six per cent of all global deaths
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Pandemic disruptions caused 7,000 excess TB deaths in Europe, says report
Covid-19’s impact on health services reversed decades of progress on tuberculosis, according to joint study from the WHO and ECDC
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Healthy humans will be deliberately infected with Covid in bid to develop nasal spray vaccine
A £44m project aims to develop next-generation treatments that reduce disease severity and block transmission
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Revealed: Inside Wuhan’s failed Covid response – and how the pandemic could have been avoided
A new book by a world-leading China expert lifts the lid on the mistakes that allowed Covid-19 to escape Wuhan and infect the globe
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Britain’s outdated pandemic labs need urgent investment, spending watchdog warns
Damning report from the National Audit Office says labs – including those at high-security Porton Down – are so old they need to be replaced
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Long-lasting HIV jab marks ‘new era for prevention’ in Africa
An injectable version of PrEP, which offers protection against the virus for up to two months, is rolled-out in Zambia
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More than half of the world at ‘high’ risk of measles outbreaks, WHO warns
Cases have surged across the globe as vaccination rates have fallen
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The couple trying to keep killer ‘zombie viruses’ at bay – and protect us from another pandemic
Thanks to rising temperatures and melting permafrosts, certain ancient viruses are resurfacing... but just how dangerous to humans are they?
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Scientists race to develop rapid testing for two of the world’s deadliest pathogens
Research team embarks on four-year project to identify on-the-spot detection for Nipah virus and Lassa fever
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England and Wales in whooping cough epidemic, experts warn
Infections of the ‘100-day cough’ continue to rise in all regions, with the largest spike concentrated in London and the South East
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DNA bought online could be used to create dangerous pathogens, experts warn
Biosecurity specialists call for tighter regulation to prevent rogue buyers misusing the building blocks of life
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Asian superbug spreads in European hospitals
Cases of the bacteria have risen by 1,000 per cent since 2021, the European Centre for Disease Control warns
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Conflict and climate change are supercharging malaria, but it can be stopped
Tackling these compounding crises and strengthening healthcare could stop the ancient killer spreading into new territories
