Emma Lutamaguzi was diagnosed with hepatitis B in 2016. Now he’s raising awareness to boost vaccine uptake and help vanquish the life-threatening liver infection.

In “Song of Our Scars,” physician Haider Warraich surveys the science and history of pain, and our many misconceptions.

New evidence indicates that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the gastrointestinal tract.

What does a 79% bump in global measles cases really mean?

Researchers are working on possible mRNA vaccines for TB, malaria, and HIV. Technology shows potential but needs further exploration. Global South production would be crucial to ensure equal access.

An analysis of oceanic genetic material has identified 5,500 new viruses, which could give clues as to how these viruses affect organisms driving many of the ecological processes that control our planet.

Real-time temperature data across the vaccine cold chain can help identify problems or risks in the supply chain.

On colour-coded temperature charts, the Indian subcontinent is currently a sickly mauve. With summer still months away, an unusually intense heatwave is threatening millions of people there. Temperatures are expected to exceed 48°C on the border…

To encourage Nigerian women to embrace routine immunisation, State First Ladies have been appointing health influencers.

The world has been in a cholera pandemic since 1961. Now that the disease is entrenched in so many regions, ensuring access to the vaccine is more important than ever.

World Malaria Day 2022 kicked off on a high note in Freetown with a commemorative event held by Sierra Leone’s Rotary Club and the government.

Reports of a human infection with H3N8 bird flu in China and now the US¹ are reminders that avian influenza remains an ongoing threat. We spoke to Professor Ian Barr and Dr Michelle Wille about the current level of risk it poses, and…