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Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope

Seven American aid workers who had been fighting the Ebola outbreak in Congo are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after a US travel ban, becoming the first known people to use the facility.

COVID-19 activity is increasing across the United States, led by the South and West, while experts say overall levels and severe outcomes remain comparatively low.

Uganda has begun pressing countries to remove Ebola-related travel restrictions after the discharge of its last confirmed patient marked a major step toward the outbreak being declared over. The development came on…

Appalachia is seeing black lung rates that have climbed back to levels not seen in nearly 50 years, according to NPR News. The renewed rise comes as thousands of miners are reported to be sick or dying, raising fresh…

The United Nations is warning that the Sudanese city of el-Obeid is under severe pressure as drone strikes continue and civilians face mounting humanitarian risks, including water shortages, a worsening cholera outbreak…

WHO has extended polio-related international travel measures for Pakistan for another three months amid continued transmission and cross-border risks.

Rawalpindi health authorities have confirmed 23 dengue cases after screening 4,673 people and intensified surveillance and prevention measures.

President Donald Trump has signed an order seeking changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, including separate visits and a review of MMR options.

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has crossed another grim milestone, becoming the deadliest outbreak in the country’s history as health authorities report a continuing rise in infections and deaths…

A monkey that injured 18 people during a two-week series of attacks in a town on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been trapped, ending a scare that forced schools to close and left residents on alert, according to local…

UK health authorities reported 67 Cyclospora infections, mostly among travellers returning from Mexico, and advised holidaymakers on symptoms and prevention.

Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in a Nigerian prison cell where 37 died due to overcrowding amid protests against the tragedy

The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate SNAP-Ed is drawing sharp questions from nutrition advocates and public health experts who say the move is hard to reconcile with the White House’s broader emphasis on…

New Delhi will enforce a six-week construction ban starting December 10 to tackle severe air pollution affecting millions in the capital

Global funding for the fight against HIV fell 18 percent in 2025, dropping to $7.3 billion, the lowest level in nearly two decades, according to a UNAIDS report that warns the decline threatens to unravel a generation…

Yum Brands said Taco Bell traffic began recovering after a Cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce reduced US sales.

Shelley Fabares, the actor and singer whose career moved from classic family television to pop-chart success and later sitcom acclaim, has died at 82 in Los Angeles. Her death explains why her name is now trending in…

PM Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed support for polio eradication in talks with the Gates Foundation and separately approved measures to streamline Pakistan's trade procedures.

109 million people faced another day of poor air quality as smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario drifted over the US, affecting the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

Health officials have walked back a claim that Taylor Farms lettuce was the confirmed source of a widespread parasitic outbreak, leaving the origin of the infections unknown as investigations continue

Science Corporation has received European regulatory clearance for its PRIMA vision-restoring chip, a milestone in the company’s broader strategy to build a sustainable brain-computer interface business

Updated WHO guidance says action on cardiovascular health, activity, hearing and social connection could prevent or delay a substantial share of dementia risk.

WHO and Africa CDC are calling for faster detection, contact follow-up and community-led action as the Ebola response in the DRC faces severe pressure.