The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease is a preventable condition that disproportionately affects First Nations people. The Deadly Heart Trek wants to help eliminate it.

The latest advert by the Alzheimer’s Society is shocking, but it tells the harsh reality about the disease that is the leading cause of death in Britain

Health authorities also warn RSV, flu and whooping cough cases on the rise around Australia

US public health agency alert warns of 422 cases reported in the country last year, the highest since 2014

Labour party analysis of figures since 2010 shows raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last year

Cattle bound for Indonesia have tested negative to exotic diseases as imports from an NT station were banned due to 100 animals dying from suspected botulism.

Australia’s first unit dedicated to human challenge trials for novel vaccines and treatments has opened. But what are the ethics of infecting healthy people – and who would do it?

CDC warns of rising cases of invasive meningococcal disease in the U.S. Learn about symptoms, treatment, and vaccination recommendations.

The CDC issued a health alert about an uptick in invasive meningococcal disease in 2023 that appears to be continuing into 2024.

Russian disinformation has created a fraudulent report purporting to come from our sister radio station RFI, insinuating that "Ukrainian soldiers sent for tuberculosis treatment in France" are responsible for France's recent rebound in the disease. Meanwhile, French authorities have taken down a fake French armed forces website, which invited French…

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