The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Deaths from malaria have returned to pre-Covid levels, but the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress remains too slow in fighting a disease that killed 597,000 people last year.

As a study reveals that England has fourth-fastest growth rate globally, we outline some of the issues that increase risk

Study suggests rate of disease among young adults is rising for first time and England has one of the fastest increases

American Medical Association finds people in US are sick for an average of 12.4 years, an increase from figure in 2000

If you’ve ever had a doctor order a blood test for you, chances are that they ran a complete blood count, or CBC. One of the most common blood tests in the world, CBC tests are run billions of times each year to diagnose conditions and monitor patients’ health.

Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria

More than one in three cases of disease and injury this year could have been avoided, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare finds

Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in shocking numbers. Teaching 19th-century English literature, I regularly encounter gutting depictions of losing a child, and I am reminded that not knowing the emotional cost of widespread child mortality is a luxury.

In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the global eradication of polio. Within a decade, one of the three poliovirus strains was already virtually eradicated — meaning a permanent reduction of the disease to zero new cases worldwide.