The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can protect one in two girls from one of the biggest causes of cervical cancer, according to a study of the first results on HPV effectiveness in Africa.

This study further highlights the potential of mRNA vaccines in cancer treatment.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus is one of the world’s biggest killers of children under one, with the majority of deaths occurring in lower-income countries. New vaccines in development could save countless lives.

It’s the most contagious human virus we have, expert at exploiting even slender gaps in a population’s collective immunity. Uzbekistan is vaccinating to stay a step ahead.

In 1928, two Americans invented a large metal breathing device that would become synonymous with polio treatment.

COVID-19 threat is not over, World Health Assembly hears, as WHO launches global pathogen surveillance network.

The findings add to growing evidence of a link between the virus and the neurodegenerative condition, adding urgency to the hunt for a vaccine.

The overuse of antibiotics and the rise of antimicrobial resistance is a two-way street between people and animals, study shows for the first time.

Studies from multiple countries have found that long COVID is linked to an increased likelihood of not working. Here’s what’s happened in the UK.

Women have traditionally been neglected in medical research, and conditions that affect women are chronically understudied. The good news is that even a small increase in funding goes a long way.

Global oral cholera vaccine (OCV) supply could enable large-scale preventive vaccination by 2026 – but urgent action is needed to achieve this goal.

Analysis of gender gap in grant awards highlights lack of data for global South.