Since May 2026, an Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus has been ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

A natural experiment comparing recipients of the live attenuated versus recombinant herpes zoster vaccines found that the recombinant vaccine was associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular ev...

New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction

The President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief has saved 26m lives globally, but slashing of funds and dismantling of USAID have forced clinics to shut in dozens of countries

Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.

JCVI says children should have one or two doses of menB vaccine at age 15, depending on if they had vaccine as a baby

On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emerge...

Nature - Analyses of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia around 5,500 years ago indicate that highly virulent Yersinia pestis emerged earlier than previously...

From November 2018 through February 2019, person-to-person transmission of Andes virus (ANDV) hantavirus pulmonary syndrome occurred in Chubut Province, Argentina, and resulted in 34 confirmed infe...

Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery

Given autonomous control of other software, programs shared private medical details and deleted files without permission

There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?

Researchers say they couldn’t find complete data for 10 trials that together enrolled tens of thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau

The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines

For much of human history, infectious diseases were the main causes of morbidity and mortality. The sciences of public health, epidemiology, microbiology, and vaccine and drug development have dramati...

For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.

From ancient humans to modern woes, these are the stories that stuck with our News editors this year

Scientists question the value of the proposed study, which will investigate a vaccine long known to be efficacious and safe

In a world facing escalating risks from conflict, climate change, and emerging infectious diseases, health systems are the first line of defense for protecting people, economies, and stability. Althou...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has drawn global attention to post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS), with millions affected by post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, or Long COVID). While Long COVID is newly ...

Forcing working-age Scandinavians to reduce risky behavior during the early COVID-19 pandemic saved men but not women.

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Aedes aegypti further adapted to life around humans when it arrived in the Americas, study of hundreds of mosquito genomes reveals

Delphi-2M uses diagnoses, ‘medical events’ and lifestyle factors to create forecasts for next decade and beyond

Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome

UK Biobank project to share 1bn images of organs, blood vessels and bones to help study ageing and ill health

Nature - Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and...