By eliminating smallpox, scientists say a vacuum has formed – one that its viral cousins are now beginning to fill

A recent resurgence in ‘vaccine derived’ strains, including in London and New York, forces scientists to regroup ahead of a final push

Recent scientific breakthroughs fuel optimism that the pace of drug discovery is picking up again

Report given to Red Cross says 12 hostages who were freed from Hamas captivity in early 2025 suffered psychological humiliation, medical neglect and sexual harassment in Gaza

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More than 5,000 have tested positive – including children – and at least 47 have died in Africa’s worst outbreak of the disease

An ‘explosive’ jump in cases is linked to a boom in methamphetamines and dangerous drug practices

Exclusive: The Global Surgery Unit could be forced to close when its current funding runs out

Reports says it has collected ‘significant evidence’ of beatings, strangulation, electrocution and rape

Nimco Ali, former Home Office advisor on violence against women and female genital mutilation survivor, criticises international community

More than 7,000 cases of the debilitating mosquito-borne disease have been reported in an unprecedented outbreak

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Dr Katalin Karikó, who received the 2023 Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking work on messenger RNA, described the decision as ‘devastating’