Geneticists have synthesised a strain of E Coli that contains a firewall against invading viruses; what does this mean and could we one day see virus-proof human beings?

Amina Khaskheli discovered she can reach more kids on two wheels than on two feet – so that’s what she’s doing. If the sight of her on her bike has upset some conservative onlookers, it has also inspired more than a few young girls.

As the WHO reaches its 75th birthday, VaccinesWork looks at how the organisation came to be.

The COVID pandemic has left lingering consequences both for people receiving adult social care and support in England, and for the workforce delivering it.

From inflation and worker burnout to AI-assisted diagnosis and precision medicine, global healthcare is being shaped by many trends right now. 

In "Foolproof" psychologist Sander van der Linden argues that we can deploy a cognitive vaccine against propaganda.

There have been 2,500 suspected cases and 54 deaths so far – but with millions more doses of vaccine expected imminently, there’s hope of an end to the cholera epidemic for Oromia and Somali region.

Rapid response teams have been sent to Tanzania to investigate its first-ever Marburg outbreak, says the WHO.

An unexplained rise in cases of hepatitis among children around the world in 2022 may be linked to a virus known as AAV2, according to three new studies.

Frostnip and chills, ice, snow, and shooting stones are just some of the hurdles facing vaccinators on the path to high-altitude Itchoo, population 159.

Intensified Mission Indradhanush, India’s high-octane immunisation catch-up effort, is ambitious and impressively effective. It’s also exhausting, VaccinesWork learned in Uttar Pradesh.

WHO has simplified its variant labelling system, but stresses that Omicron remains a public health threat.