Diseases

Four more cases of rare viral monkeypox infection have been diagnosed in England, health authorities say, taking the total confirmed cases since May 6 to seven.

More than 170 children with sudden onset hepatitis have been identified in the United Kingdom. An update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed an

Flu cases are spiking in NSW with several outbreaks in schools as winter approaches and COVID-19 lingers. NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said cases are

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US health officials say they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a country-wide alert issued

The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organisation says, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month.

Health experts are warning of a renewed spread of seasonal flu after two years of COVID-19 restrictions left fertile ground for the potentially deadly bug to spread.

Australians now have cheaper access to treatments for breast cancer, spinal muscular atrophy and the painful inflammatory condition EoE. Eosinophilic oesophagitis

The UK Health Security Agency has identified 34 confirmed hepatitis cases in children since Monday, bringing the total number to 145 amid a series of unexplained cases among

The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.

China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, according to the country's health authority which says the risk of it spreading among people

A second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organisation has announced, days after a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease

Medications rather than insect bites, pollen or food triggers are a factor in more than one in eight presentations of potentially fatal anaphylaxis, researchers say.

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the National Institute of Biomedical Research says, four months after the end of the country's

Top End residents and visitors have been urged to take extra precautions to guard against a deadly tropical disease after a surge in cases. Melioidosis, which

A two-year-old girl has been diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease in South Australia. The girl from metropolitan Adelaide is in a stable condition

Health authorities have detected mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis in feral pigs in the Northern Territory, raising fears for residents in nearby areas.

Queensland has recorded a fourth human case of Japanese encephalitis, taking Australia's total number of known or probable cases to 32. Queensland Health

People in NSW worried about mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis should feel reassured that accurate tests are available to detect the virus, a specialist says.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is spreading at childcare centres in the Northern Territory, with dozens of children having fallen ill. About 70 cases of the viral