Clinical trial participants are overwhelmingly white, meaning much of our medical data has a racial bias. Here’s how we can tackle racism in medicine.

Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis.

In Ghana, Francis Kokutse considers the potential impact of needle-free immunisation.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer worldwide, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year. Here’s how the virus triggers cancer.

Cities in Brazil and Colombia release mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia to curb dengue and other diseases.

Health workers say that an NGO-led initiative to pay out just 1,000 naira – about one US dollar – to caregivers who bring their babies in for jabs has had an “amazing” impact. 

Risks such as data bias and systems errors must be mitigated for AI to fulfil potential, UN agency warns.

More women in Kenya are opting to give birth in health facilities – a safer option. Sometimes, the traditional birth attendants they are leaving behind are the people encouraging them to do so. 

The largest study to date suggests that receiving an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy may be associated with fewer general complications during birth.

A vaccine that protects travellers against malaria would be useful, but scientists are testing their efficacy in other groups first. 

Skin is the largest and most visible organ in the human body – and can provide many clues about what’s going on underneath it.

Malaria in Africa accounts for 96% of deaths worldwide. Cabo Verde became only the third country in Africa to be declared malaria free this year. This is how they did it.