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

Often overlooked amid seasonal shifts and holiday planning, August is quietly dedicated to one of the most powerful human emotions—happiness—and is recognised as Happiness Happens Month. The core of t...

“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...

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Often overlooked as a dimension of the health effects of war, the impacts of conflict on the environment are gaining increasing attention. Rebecca Sers reports.

In May, 2025, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for WHO to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations...

WHO is seeking ways to integrate traditional medicine—relied on by billions worldwide—into wider health systems. Talha Burki reports.

Traditional monarchs in northern Nigerian states are partnering up with national public health organisations to get more children protected. It’s working.

Less than half a century after being labelled a “basketcase”, Bangladesh is on the way to independently financing its immunisation programme.

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Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multistakeholder global initiative aimed at enhancing food security and nutrition analysis, reports that the entire...

Scientific writing is very important for writing research articles or commentaries. This article provides practical tips for researchers and clinicians to write well. Empowered researchers would be ab...

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A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

The FDA approved human clinical trials for Neuralink’s brain implants in May 2023.

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Itch is a dominant symptom in dermatitis, and scratching promotes cutaneous inflammation, thereby worsening disease. However, the mechanisms through which scratching exacerbates inflammation and wheth...

At this point in time, with US President Trump's administration attacking institutions such as the US CDC, NIH, USAID, WHO, and their people and functions, whether science should be political seems li...

The blood–brain barrier is a physiological barrier that can prevent both small and complex drugs from reaching the brain to exert a pharmacological effect. For treatment of neurological diseases, drug...

Neonatal care is essential for the well-being of newborns, particularly premature or critically ill patients. Despite advancements in medical technology and evidence-based practice, India faces significant challenges in neonatal nursing, including resource limitations, inconsistent training, and inadequate policy support. This paper examines the current state of neonatal nursing in India, highlighting disparities between urban and rural areas, and comparing them to global practices. It explores systemic issues affecting neonatal care, such as inadequate educational frameworks, a shortage of trained faculty, and insufficient clinical exposure.

An overhaul of viruses’ scientific naming system has incensed some virologists, but others are more accepting

In 2015, introduction of a disease staging system offered a framework for benchmarking progression to clinical type 1 diabetes. This model, based on islet autoantibodies (stage 1) and dysglycaemia (st...

The ban, among the toughest in the world, has broad public support but has been criticized by experts who say it could have unintended negative consequences.