Browsing: Health

Austria shuts minor Slovakia crossings to block spread of foot-and-mouth disease, protecting its livestock industry from cross-border threats.

Displaced people face health risks in 2025 as UNHCR warns that funding cuts may leave 12.8 million without critical healthcare.

WHO launches global centre for traditional medicine in Gujarat, India to advance research, training, and wellness integration.

Childhood tuberculosis cases rose nearly 10% in Europe and Central Asia in 2023, highlighting urgent public health concerns.

Stem cell treatment helps improve spinal cord injuries, with two patients regaining motor function in a groundbreaking Japanese study.

Measles cases in the US have surged past 2024’s total in early 2025, prompting a rise in vaccinations nationwide.

Europe sees its worst measles outbreak since 1997, with WHO and UNICEF urging urgent action to address vaccine coverage decline.

Russia pioneers theranostics with its first dual drug, improving prostate cancer diagnosis and therapy with innovative radiopharmaceuticals.

The Critical Medicines Act could be integrated into EU defence funding, ensuring a stable supply of essential drugs amid geopolitical uncertainties.

Scientists discovered a new bat coronavirus in China, but the CDC confirms no immediate threat as the virus shows low transmission risk and no evidence of human infections.