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Scientists are developing a new device that fits inside a menstrual pad and checks for "biomarkers" of disease in period blood.

Two of three siblings from London carry a mutation of the DHDDS gene

Appendix cancer is a condition that, until recently, was so rare that most people never gave it a second thought. For decades, it was the kind of disease that doctors might encounter only once or twice in a career, and it was almost always found in older adults.

As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

The UK faces a critical choice: follow the global trend of disengagement or stand firm in backing health security

Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases spread by mosquitoes. Each year, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected and half a million people die from the disease.

After watching her son die in a few hours, a grieving parent is lobbying a state government to help prevent the disease that killed him.

Scientists said that cases of the cancer arising from underlying fatty liver disease are on the rise

The research is published in the journal JHep Reports.

Defense officials have long warned that pandemics, bioterrorism, and emerging infections are critical threats to U.S. stability.

About 70 per cent of people will have developed diverticular disease by the time they reach 80