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It was reported that health concerns about expanding the hours when alcohol can be sold were not shared at Cabinet.

Monkeypox is the latest case of how global health inequities persist. Vaccines went to the rich world while Africa lacks access. African scientists call for a bold plan to protect against pathogens.

Despite a promising decline in global cases, the World Health Organization has determined that monkeypox should remain a "public health emergency of international concern". Here's why.

When a case of monkeypox was reported in Nevada’s Humboldt County in August, it was the state’s first detected occurrence of the virus in a rural area. Soon, cases were found in other rural counties — Nye, Lyon, and Elko — posing another hurdle for public health systems that have…

For those concerned about the public health impacts of alcohol, the government’s recent policy announcement was perhaps a little “glass half empty” to be cause for outright celebration.

One of the worst public health disasters in American history affected nearly 14,000 residents. 

Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak - together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country's crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France. By Sunday, cases of cholera - a disease typically spread through contaminated water, food or sewage -…

In today’s newsletter: New variants, a struggling NHS and approaching flu season suggest a coronavirus surge is still a risk. A public health expert on preparing for what lies ahead

The Public Health Emergency Declaration expired overnight and the laws that made Queensland's Chief Health Officer the most powerful person in the state have been changed. Here's what you need to know.