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The proposed ban has divided the Black community, with a ban would bring about unnecessary policing of an illicit market.

Learn about the rising threat of heat stress in Europe due to climate change and the urgent need for preventive measures to protect public health.

Public health authorities are investigating reports of counterfeit injections sickening 19 people across nine states. Experts say getting bona fide Botox starts with finding a trustworthy provider.

WHO introduces term 'infectious respiratory particles' for pathogens transmitted through the air, ending terminology challenges during pandemics.

The Scottish government is right to target smoking, drinking and drug misuse. But the root cause remains: deprivation, says public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar

In tonight's edition: More than two dozen people are reported killed in El Fasher, the last major city in Dafur not controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. The fighting sends hundreds fleeing for safety. Also, Kenyan doctors push into their fifth week of strikes. A court orders medics and the…

This springtime might just be the best time for many Kentuckians to consider getting another COVID booster shot. Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Stephen Stack said a newly developed booster is anticipated this fall.

Hundreds of homes demolished in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, leaving residents homeless. Government cites public health concerns, sparking outrage and protests.

It has been almost one year since the World Health Organisation declared the end of Covid-19 as a public health emergency, and nearly two since the last pandemic restrictions in Britain were lifted. Yet saunter around Whitehall and you might be forgiven for thinking it is still late March 2020.