There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus in China within families, and it is possible there could be a wider outbreak, Reuters...Weekly Roundup
A cheap version of the ground-breaking breast cancer drug Herceptin has been approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), raising the possibility of lifesaving...HIV/AIDS
Evidence suggests there is a strong biological association between HIV and the sexually transmitted infection (STI) herpes. In 2017, an evidence review found the risk...Weekly Roundup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just quality assured a third pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, that protects...Environmental Health
A study by the Environmental Committee of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) reviewed interventions that have reduced air pollution at its source....
December 11th, 2019
Worldwide more than 140,000 people died from a resurgence in measles in 2018, according to new estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centres for...
The number of health problems linked to air pollution could be far higher than previously thought. The Guardian reports that this is according to research suggesting...Medico-Legal
Karan Beef, Africa's biggest cattle company, has promised to withdraw an advert which says a healthy lifestyle should involve a daily helping of beef. This follows a...Weekly Roundup
International organisations have warned of a potential resurgence of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after deadly militia attacks on health centres...Weekly Roundup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has evacuated dozens of their staff working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of...
