Tetanus is rare, but cases continue to occur in people who are unvaccinated or have gone more than 10 years between Td ...

Travel medicine specialist Dr Richard Dawood explains what to pack, which vaccines you need and when it’s time to seek ...

An emergency vaccination programme followed an outbreak in Kent [Reuters] A vaccination programme targeting one million ...

Thousands of children in Kenya have been left vulnerable to deadly childhood diseases after repeated vaccine shortages disrupted immunisation programmes over the past five years.

Modern medicine has made significant advances in cancer treatments over the decades. But all cancer therapies still face one ...

Imperfect solutions lead to side-effects: surgery and radiation can damage nearby healthy tissue, while chemotherapy can ...

EU Bans Sudan Gold Imports to Curb War FundingThe European Union has banned purchases, imports, and transfers of gold from Sudan, as well as exports of mercury and cyanide used in gold mining, in a ...

Tick season is booming, and with it come fears over a potentially deadly tick-borne allergy to meat. Discovered just under 20 ...

In addition to guarding against Typhoon Bavi’s heavy rains and winds, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday urged ...

Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, making immediate treatment after an animal bite essential. Experts advise ...

Stomach pains, fevers and unexplained rashes are all in a day’s work for an NHS 111 health advisor. But a call about a ...