Researchers have identified a clinically severe form of mpox with a high fatality rate in people with advanced HIV. Prof Chloe Orkin has been investigating some of these cases and explains the implications.

It began at a sprint, and it’s slowed to a stroll – but there are signs that India’s campaign to vaccinate its colossal adolescent cohort is making steady gains among initially hesitant parents.

Instead of thinking we’re paying an ‘immunity debt’ after the lockdowns of the pandemic, it would be far better to focus on the best way to robustly and safely boost our immune systems: vaccination.

Research across 67 countries shows single men were more inclined to ignore anti-Covid measures than their female or married peers. To face off new variants, health campaigns need to target them.

You’d be surprised how far back the roots of anti-vaccine arguments stretch.

More than, 700,000 doses of cholera vaccine are on their way. But with large swathes of Mozambique flooded, and the rains set to continue until April, the risk is far from over.

An international collaboration of scientists has mapped out a strategy to make long-lasting and broadly protective coronavirus vaccines a reality.

Nura Hassen of Mekeserat, a village on Eritrea’s northern border, remembers the days of single-figure vaccination rates and “ordinary” childhood deaths. Things have changed.

Early adopters have started using ChatGPT to assist with mundane tasks like writing sick certificates and patient letters.

As 93.4 million Nigerians gather to elect a new president this week, experts hope political temperatures will be the only ones spiking at the ballot box.

There are medicine shortages across the world – especially generics including antibiotics. Why is this happening now and how can we ensure supply?

The Ebola-like virus has already killed nine people in Equatorial Guinea. Although there are no vaccines or treatments yet, efforts are underway to contain its spread. Here’s what we know so far.