The World Health Organization and 500 experts have established a consensus on the definition of airborne diseases. The groups are aiming to prevent confusion similar to that experienced during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO released a document outlining
North Korea is creating lethal viruses and bacteria as part of the hermit state’s “national level” biological warfare programme, US intelligence has discovered. Officials say the despot, who inherited absolute power over the country in 2011, has added germ sprays and poison
CDC issues alert over bird flu case Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on what to know about bird flu and why it is important to not look directly at the solar eclipse without proper glasses An investigation of five fur
Dog walkers have been warned to keep a close eye on their pets as new “flesh-eating” disease cases are confirmed in the UK. Pet owners have been issued an urgent warning about the deadly disease known as Alabama rot which is capable
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to give a compassionate Spring Budget – by finally granting free prescriptions to sufferers with rare genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis. A year ago the Daily Express and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust handed in a petition
Diseases and illnesses caused by respiratory infections, lice, scabies, and other health issues could lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Gaza, the UN emergency relief organization OCHA has warned. With Israel continuing to bomb the Gaza Strip,
Deadly mosquitos carrying exotic diseases such as the zika virus, dengue fever, and chikungunya could live in the United Kingdom in the 2040s and 50s. That is the view of experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) who have issued a
With hospitals in China reportedly overwhelmed by a surge of mysterious childhood pneumonia cases — and as outbreaks begin to crop up in areas of the U.S. — experts are weighing in on possible causes and recommendations. Dr. Sarah Park, medical director
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently reported its first case of measles since 2019. This comes on the heels of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning for the public to get fully vaccinated against measles before traveling internationally this
Two RAF heroes have walked 164 miles to Downing Street with a petition demanding free prescriptions for patients with rare genetic diseases. Squadron Leader Nick Smith, 39, whose two-year-old daughter Charlotte has cystic fibrosis, set out from Wolverhampton to completed the five-day