With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s confirmed ...

Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful. BBC Hausa’s Madina Maishanu speaks to the campaigners ...

A longevity expert has identified a 'superfood' we should all be eating every day to help us live to the age of 100.

India runs the world’s largest vaccination programme for pregnant women and children –  29 million pregnant women and 26 ...

By Dr Lynda Nazareth Down’s syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities that affects approximately 1 in ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced that the state’s malaria prevalence has dropped to 1.3%, ...

Power competition has been a permanent mainstay of international relations since immemorial times. The aspirations of ...

The development of gepotidacin was funded by the pharmaceutical company GSK, which is responsible for manufacturing the new ...

The day is used to highlight the need for Malaria awareness, and it encourages governments to take action against the spread ...

The recall has been categorized as “Class II,” meaning any contaminated product could cause “temporary or medically ...

After nearly a decade of negotiations, countries in the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on a way to ...