The persistence of misinformation spread by anti-vaccine campaigners is still having fatal effects. But it's only one instance of the kind of fake news that all scientists have a duty to ...
Researchers have outlined a new framework that may pave the way for a smartphone app that could predict seizures.
The actor and activist is on a not-so-secret mission to end open defecation and improve sanitation in developing countries.
A prototype mobile device shows promise for monitoring dehydration in children.
The World Health Organisation recently declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Could artificial intelligence reverse two decades of failed experimental therapies for Alzheimer’s disease?
New research on antibiotic resistance is dividing experts.
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals on health will be a tall order, but it can be done. Here's how.
Scientists edit human embryos to safely remove disease for the first time – here’s how they did it.
By 2030, South Korean women will have the longest life expectancy in the world. There must be something in the kimchi.
Unleashing a swarm of sterile male mosquitoes upon the population is a good thing. Really.
What the Fourth Industrial Revolution can teach us about healthcare in poor countries.
It’s the ability of our immune system to remember past infections and pass this memory on to our kids, that allows us to survive infectious diseases.
In two small clinical trials, researchers saw incredible results in response to personalized cancer vaccines.
Achieving the health-related SDGs will require a shift from short-term investment opportunities to those with longer term returns in health care.
