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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Research finds screening methods to pick up cancer in dense breasts much earlier
A new antimalarial targets disease-causing parasites and lasts a year on mosquito nets
We explore what interoception is and how we can listen to internal signals in our body
A shingles vaccine unintentionally protects against heart disease for up to 8 years
What happens when the world’s only research centre for a neglected disease is destroyed?
WHO have agreed to a draft treaty intended to make the world safer from pandemics
Investigating the mystery of which animals form reservoirs of mpox in the wild.
What it's like to give, receive, and wait for a kidney.
A famed Zimbabwean mental health intervention is being handed over to the government
What does it feel like to be part of a study which might have its funding cut?
A federal judge has said the shuttering of USAID is ‘likely unconstitutional’
The Americas are in danger of losing their measles elimination status
How will large cuts to US aid affect global health?
Encephalitis can be a debilitating condition. How do we improve diagnosis and treatment?
The global need for medical oxygen is high, but there are huge access gaps to tackle.
Can we harness nostalgia for our own wellbeing?
Guinea uses novel approach to eliminate disease.
President Trump has stopped work on foreign aid projects.
What happens if the United States withdraws from the WHO?
What are the long-term health effects of wildfires that persist even once extinguished?
We look behind the headlines to reality check what is going on with HMPV.
How can a ‘Spay Day’ help stop the spread of rabies?
Claudia meets the vets who are treating animals in order to protect people from disease.
Which stories shaped global health in 2024?
Scientists trial a malaria vaccine delivered by mosquito bites, showing promising results
New study finds genetic links to how and when South Asian populations develop diabetes
