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The rock legend was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 and died at the age of 76 on July 22, surrounded by his family.

The rock legend was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 and died at the age of 76 on July 22, surrounded by his family.

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America

The rise in vaccine-preventable diseases around the world is threatening decades of progress in public health and putting millions of people at risk.

Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some US$12 billion a year, global health has been relegated to a corner of a restructured State Department…

Veteran broadcaster James Whale dies after being given 12 weeks to live following terminal cancer diagnosis

One study found that a low level of fitness poses a greater risk of death over time than other traditional risk factors

The threat posed by any infectious disease depends not only on how it affects the body, but also on how easily it spreads

Justin Timberlake was ill for "months" before being diagnosed with Lyme disease but initially put his symptoms down to the demands of touring.

Every year, the hepatitis C virus affects more than 200 million across the world. The infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, including chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

It sounds innocuous. But foot-and-mouth disease is one of the world’s most economically devastating diseases affecting livestock.