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Wild monkeys that live in large groups alongside human settlements are the disease “superspreaders” of the animal kingdom, according to a new study.

A faster pace showed positive outcomes for heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, over and above the total number of daily steps taken

Tim Roberts said his late father’s health problems precipitated his interest in studying medicine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday it had no suspected or confirmed US Ebola cases from the Sudan strain cases but urged healthcare workers to be aware of an outbreak in Uganda. The CDC said it was "important for clinicians to obtain a detailed travel history…

With an outbreak of the deadly disease declared in Uganda, travelers who have been to the African country within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. will be subject to enhanced screening.

A Belgian court agrees to admit the findings of a 22-year-old parliamentary commission into its investigation. The court is looking into the 1961 assassination of DR Congo's Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, seen by many as one of the country's founding fathers. Also on the show: the Ebola outbreak in Uganda…

Mosquitoes are a problem every summer. But the recent arrival of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus in eastern Australia brings more significant concerns.

The screenings have been ordered by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lambeth is the chlamydia capital of London, according to new figures, with 3,063 sexually transmitted diseases per 100,000 people amid calls for more testing

Experts claim that deadly spillovers of disease between livestock and wildlife are increasing with the growth in intensive methods

A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake.