Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

Europe’s reputation for strong health care systems took a hit in a report from the World Health Organization ... 53 member states of the WHO European region, which includes Europe and Central ...

Southern and eastern African countries are facing a resurgence of cholera, threatening worldwide progress toward eliminating the disease, a recent analysis warns.

Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would ...

A condition that has killed at least 50 people in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo this month is suspected to be malaria or food poisoning, local health officials said on Thursday.

Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what may be ...

The World Health Organization speculated that a mass poisoning event was behind the deaths of 60 people. But African experts suspect a more mundane cause. Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to ...

Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance. Luke Ching has made a name for ...

"Malnutrition, rickets and malaria are the three biggest health challenges we face here," says Sr. Juliana Ekwoanya, who ...

Health research emanating from Africa is scarce, despite the continent's share of 18% of the world population and 25% of the disease burden.1 This situation in part stems from the poor research ethics ...

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