Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Experience: I can smell illnesses in people

We walked into a Parkinson’s support group and the smell hit me – it was overwhelming

The Guardian - UK

Rheumatic heart disease still killing Australian children but a landmark study makes inroads

Despite being mostly eradicated from first world countries, rheumatic heart disease continues to plague remote Australian populations, but a study led by Aboriginal community workers is having a positive impact.

ABC News

Did Pfizer make a 'scandalous' admission to the European Parliament about its COVID-19 vaccine?

Despite a claim that has gone viral, Pfizer never said that pre-market trials of its COVID-19 vaccine tested for its effect on transmission of the virus.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

COVID vaccines should be added to next year’s vaccination schedule, CDC advisory panel says

COVID-19 shots should be added to both the childhood and adult vaccination schedules for 2023, according to an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Centrelink's Disability Support Pension application process 'a hate crime', says Sophie Reid-Singer

Sophie Reid-Singer has a congenital bone disease causing chronic pain and fatigue. She says having to prove her disability to access welfare support is "a hate crime".

ABC News

FACT FOCUS: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirements

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID-19 vaccine, including to the schedule for children

The Independent UK

Importers, exporters, farmers look for new way, funding to keep pests and disease like foot-and-mouth out

Fruit is rotting at Australian ports, as staff and funding shortfalls delay the import of produce and risk the destruction of crucial trade relationships, importers say.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Listen to Doddie Weir and ensure access to MND research funding, Tory MP says

The former Scotland and British and Irish Lions lock revealed in June 2017 that he was suffering from the disease.

The Independent UK

WHO: Ugandan Ebola outbreak 'rapidly evolving' after 1 month

A top World Health Organization official says Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African country

The Independent UK

Sleeping tips for those with COPD as new report warns less sleep increases health risks

There are a number of reasons why a person may struggle to get to sleep at night. One of which is living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here we take a closer look at what it is, how you know you have it and how you can improve your…

Daily Mirror

Warming temperatures and floods could leave almost 750k Australians vulnerable to Japanese encephalitis

Scientists warn the mosquito associated with disease can fly several kilometres

The Independent UK

Bird flu outbreak confirmed in north Dublin

The outbreak coincides with a larger outbreak in the UK

Dublin Live

5 of the biggest lifestyle changes to reduce risk of heart attack by up to 80%

Making significant lifestyle changes can make a huge impact on a person's health. Here are five changes that could help lower your risk of having a heart attack or developing heart disease

Daily Mirror

Devastated family told daughter, 6, 'won't be the same' in few months time

Darren Landry says daughter Isla suffers from "huge seizures" due to her rare condition, Niemann Pick type c.

Daily Record

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Bird flu symptoms in adults and Defra prevention zones explained

An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across the UK due to an increase in the number of detections of bird flu in wild birds and on commercial premises

Wales Online

Isla's rare condition means she won't live past 13

She started life like any other child, but then nursery staff noticed her speech wasn't developing

The Guardian - US

Secret files suggest chemical giant feared weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease

Cache of documents seen by Guardian detail effort to refute scientific research into paraquat and derail nomination of key EPA adviser

Daily Mirror

Family told 'warrior princess' daughter, 6, won't live beyond 13 with rare disease

Darren Landry, from Netherton, Merseyside, said his daughter Isla has been diagnosed with the extremely rare Niemann Pick type C disease which means she is unlikely to live beyond the age of 13

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Covid strain dubbed 'Nightmare Variant' doubled cases in days by 'beating immunity'

An infectious disease expert has said XBB is one of a 'slew' of fast-spreading variants.

Wales Online

New UK monkeypox research consortium given £2m to tackle disease

There have been more than 3,500 confirmed cases of monkeypox since May

The Guardian - UK

Scientists rush to create vaccine for world’s biggest animal disease outbreak

Tackling African swine fever – which has led to death of more than 100m pigs since 2018 – has proved a tougher challenge than scientists first thought

Liverpool Echo

Heartbroken family told girl, 6, 'won't be the same' in few months time

Isla's dad Darren said the little girl still gives them "smiles everyday"

Tribune News Service

Sleeping fewer than 5 hours a night may pose risks to people 50 and over, study says

Adults age 50 and older who don’t get at least five hours of sleep at night are 40% more likely to be diagnosed with two or more chronic diseases, compared to those who sleep for up to seven hours, a new study has found.

The Independent UK

New UK research consortium given £2m to tackle monkeypox

A team of 25 researchers from 12 institutions will study the virus and develop tests to identify and manage the disease.

Tribune News Service

As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment

While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making it easier for patients to treat the disease.

1 … 499 500 501 502

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

World Health Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

321 stories

MND

158 stories

Department of Agriculture

British and Irish Lions

74 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.