The Latest Breaking News from Disease

The natural world is filled with variety. Ecological systems can look very different in different parts of the Earth. Every species has genetic variation that means individuals can look and behave very differently. Diseases can affect people differently, with some suffering more serious complications than others.

Houndkirk Moor, South Yorkshire: Sooty bark disease has been afflicting many more trees this summer, but that’s not the culprit with this sapling

Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 miles

After completing preventive chemotherapy, Catherine would appear to be free of the disease though will probably need future check-ups

Excessive light pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer's in both older and younger adults. For those under 65, nighttime light exposure poses a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to many other known factors.

The study found that insulin resistance is associated with more than 30 diseases, elevating the risk for 26 of them and potentially leading to early death in women.

Africa says it needs an estimated ten million doses of mpox vaccine to control this public health emergency.

Pet laws are ineffective at managing the biosecurity risks posed by cats while pig culls have had "questionable" outcomes, a new report has found.

A probe into the health service is to say cardiovascular health has been going in the wrong direction, with the British Heart Foundation describing the picture as ‘extremely concerning’

Report into state of health service in England expresses fears that 50 years of progress is ‘beginning to reverse’

The COVID pandemic pushed people to be either hyper-aware of viruses, or not trust public health at all