Health

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the UN to declare a global public health emergency.Congo is the epicentre...

Susan AxelbyA woman who developed a rare type of cancer linked to her breast implants has warned that girls with similar implants could be "walking around like timebombs".Susan Axelby, 68, was recently paid £57,000 by Allergan Limited after...

 Women’s heart disease risks and their need to start taking preventive medications should be evaluated when they are in their 30s rather than well after menopause as is now the practice, said researchers who published a study on...

BBC News"Its incredibly difficult," clinical-services director Kristy Clayton says."I have 23 beds on this unit, which I could easily fill twice over, but I can't afford to do that. "I need to make decisions and work with my...

Barrett familyVery young children are at highest risk of severe illness and lifelong complications from measles.Babies like Ezra are too young to be vaccinated but ensuring slightly older children have had the jab can also protect them, health...

NAIROBI: Countries located in sub-Saharan Africa that are faced with rapid spread of the mpox virus could experience fiscal pressure owing to the disease, warned ratings agency Fitch said on Wednesday. Potentially deadly mpox was declared global health emergency by the...

The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners such as Gavi and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the UN health agency, in a bid to...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has greenlighted updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for the 2024 fall season. The decision clears the way for distribution to begin for the latest version of the shots...

ReutersThe response would be to find people who came into contact with anyone infectious and vaccinate them, rather than mass immunisation programmes.It should be easier to stay on top of any imported cases in this way in the...