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People who have recently recovered from a coronavirus infection are being advised to be vigilant for signs of diabetes and heart disease in the months afterwards

COVID-19 patients are more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and diabetes soon after infection, according to a new report from the UK.

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases.

Famous for cursing the rich and wealthy, gout now affects between one and two people in every 100 - but what is the disease of kings and how can it be treated?

The World Health Organization will reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on Thursday to decide whether the outbreak now constitutes a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. A second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus will be held to examine the evidence of the…

Emerging research shows that the microbes that live in your mouth play an essential role in keeping the body healthy.

Oesophageal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the oesophagus. Smoking and heavy alcohol use can increase the risk - and so can constant heartburn

The World Health Organization is convening its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis

More than 25,360 people across the UK are claiming PIP for 25 conditions including Coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease and IBS.

As if we didn't have enough contagious viruses to worry about, monkeypox is now the latest unwelcome term to enter our daily lexicon.

Australia's chief vet says the fragments — which were found in potentially unlawful imports — were not live and posed no risk to human health.