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Children are at half the risk of a heart complication if they're vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to being infected with the virus. Scientists, in the

The United Kingdom has imposed a mandatory housing measure for birds covering the whole of England, effective on Thursday, in a bid to slow the spread of bird flu.

As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo, health authorities and organisations are sounding the alarm, warning they lack the funds and resources to mount

Mpox no longer represents an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation chief says. The viral infection can spread through close contact.[subscribe]

Bangladesh is experiencing a surge in dengue cases and deaths, with health experts warning that August could bring an even more severe outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease

A world-first study aims to identify a person's genetic risk of developing multiple sclerosis by using their DNA. The research will investigate why some

The World Health Organisation has issued an urgent call for action to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that swept the globe two decades

Authorities fear the number of hospital contacts could grow as they trace health staff after a rare strain of mpox was detected in an overseas traveller. Health

A rare strain of mpox, only seen once in Australia, has been detected in an overseas traveller. A case of the Clade 1 strain of mpox has been confirmed in a

A rare debilitating disease that eats away at the nervous system to shut down the body claims the lives of two people in Australia each day and two more are diagnosed.

A man has died after contracting an extremely rare, rabies-like bat virus. NSW Health confirmed the man in his 50s died on Thursday after being bitten by a

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after contracting only the fourth case in Australia of a rabies-like bat virus. The northern NSW man was bitten by

As transmission rates soar, Papua New Guinea has declared a national HIV crisis to try and galvanise action to prevent the spread of the virus. UNAIDS and the

Louise Gray knew something was wrong when her five-month-old son failed to meet the same early milestones as his older sister. Acting quickly, she took him

People in at least 70 countries are missing out on medical treatment due to funding cuts to aid program, the World Health Organisation says, adding it also faces major financial

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide

Humanity often has a short memory, with pandemics happening rarely and often in far-flung developing nations. If COVID-19 has had any benefits, hopefully, it will remind this

Australians are being warned to get vaccinated before a possible severe flu season after an unusual spike in cases across the country. Low vaccination rates

With winter closing in, health experts are urging people to get vaccinated against respiratory diseases, warning that the flu can be deadly. There have been

Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico have risen to 294, surpassing all US cases recorded in 2024, as an outbreak that began in late January in West Texas spreads.