Disrupted care during the covid-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-covid causes of illness and death, ...

The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

Recruitment initiated into the Phase 2 opaganib plus darolutamide study in patients with advanced prostate cancer, sponsored ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

If Ebola is to be controlled, it will be because of old-fashioned public health measures aimed at the prevention of transmission, such as isolating those affected, tracing and following up with the ...

Introduction There has been no systematic comparison of how the policy response to past infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics was funded. This study aims to collate and analyse funding for the ...

This evaluation focuses on the preparedness of the World Bank Group, including the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to support epidemic- and pandemic-related health ...

More information: Herpes simplex virus type 1 reshapes host chromatin architecture via transcription machinery hijacking, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60534-6 ...

The Ministry of Health established the National Ebola Survivors Programme in 2022 with support from Baylor-Uganda and funding from Usaid to provide medical care, mental health support, and ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases ...