Health officials are racing to understand whether this dangerous variant of meningitis B has evolved in a way that allows it to spread more easily between people.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced the number of cases had increased by seven to 27 in its latest update today - ...

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre conducted SRM SEPSICON 2026 - "Decoding Sepsis", a two-day national academic programme focused on strengthening clinical outcomes in sepsis diagnosis ...

Community engagement and approaches that aim to change unequal power relations are essential for inclusive, relevant and sustainable health interventions. A people-centred approach to research and ...

Many vaccines confer surprising knock-on, or indirect, health benefits when they have been put into widespread use.

Young children who attend nursery get sick more often than those who don't, but they will go on to have fewer illnesses during early school years, finds a new review of evidence by a group of ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) generate direct costs to U.S. hospitals estimated in the tens of billions annually.

A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is pushing Africa closer to eliminating one of its most persistent tropical diseases. After decades of complex and often dangerous therapies, a three ...

With the nationwide HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 14 years underway, what are the reasons behind this drive? Is it covered under the Universal Immunization Programme?

The development was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control ...

The Federal Government says Nigeria has received Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir for HIV prevention, marking a new step in the country’s ...

Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), caused by Borrelia recurrentis and transmitted by the human body louse, remains a persistent health emergency in Ethiopia, resulting in preventable mortality among ...