The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Germany on Friday registered three cases of foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo on a farm near Berlin, the country's first reported cases of the livestock disease since 1988.

The 55-year-old was diagnosed with stage two dementia last year but it only came to light on Friday morning.

The scaled-up project is backed by a consortium of 14 pharmaceutical firms.

Tens of millions of pounds in investment is being provided by the group of firms which includes AstraZenecaa and Pfizer

Medicare, Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, guarantees all Australians access to a wide range of health and hospital services at low or no cost.

Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, memorialized his grandfather with a blend of personal touches and humor, recognition of Jimmy Carter’s intensity and ambition, and his determination to help people whether through politics or out of office

In the last few days there have been reports of yet another infectious disease rapidly spreading in China. This time the virus is human metapneumovirus, abbreviated to HMPV.

The time for urgency, the experts say, is now.

Tularemia, or "rabbit fever," is an infectious disease that normally affects animals but can spread to humans, sometimes via tick and deer fly bites.