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The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cuts

Bacterial infection that thrives in wet soil and stagnant water has hit particularly hard in regions affected by flooding earlier this year

Researchers modeled how measles might spread in the U.S. in the coming decades, showing that more than 50 million cases could occur if current vaccination rates fell by half.

The fundraiser that went viral 10 years ago returns to raise awareness for mental health charities

Heat and humidity contributed to kidney damage and disease in the San Luis Valley in Colorado between 1984 and 1998, according to our recently published work in the peer-reviewed journal Weather, Climate, and Society.

In 25 years, investment in the fight against malaria has prevented two billion infections and 13 million deaths, most of them in Africa, which carries nearly all of the burden of the disease. But as cases rise for a fifth year in a row and US funding is cut, experts…

A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition “popcorn lung” after vaping in secret for three years. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, popcorn lung is a rare but serious and irreversible disease that damages the tiny airways in the lungs, leading to persistent coughing,…

Following Robert F Kennedy Jr calling autism a "preventable disease", the stars of Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum' have spoken out.

Statins are now among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world, and they are a key drug for reducing cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. They are promoted for their ability to lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But with wider application has…

The world's only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has been destroyed in Sudan's two-year war, its director and another expert say.

If trends continue, colorectal cancer could become the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults