Surprised murmurs transformed into a prolonged standing ovation among delegates at the World Health Assembly on the evening of May 19, 2025, when they realised that no member state would oppose the ...

As Sudan enters its third year of war, tuberculosis continues to pose a serious threat to public health amid systemic health-care collapse.1 In 2024 alone, the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan ...

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) trial of tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischaemic ...

The 25-year-old joint commitment among established providers of official development assistance (ODA) to invest in efforts ...

The natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is driven by complex interactions among virological, host, ...

WHO is seeking ways to integrate traditional medicine—relied on by billions worldwide—into wider health systems. Talha Burki reports.

Since the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of omalizumab in 2005 as the first ever biologic for severe asthma, the ...

Water and water infrastructure are being increasingly targeted with impunity in conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine. The effects ...

Population breast cancer screening using mammography, alongside effective treatment, has been shown to reduce breast cancer ...

The administration of US President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions since January, 2025 that directly threaten the ...

Promising a vision of universal health coverage and resilient health systems, a Tanzanian cardiologist is set to become one of Africa's most influential health leaders. Paul Adepoju reports.

There is no equity in access to basic health care. The latest biennial report on universal health coverage reported that in ...