The Latest Breaking News from Disease

The rare monkeypox virus, usually confined mostly to Central and West Africa, has spread in unusual ways this year and among populations that have not been vulnerable in the past.

Shanghai cautiously pushed ahead on Saturday with plans to restore part of its transport network in a major step towards exiting a weeks-long COVID-19 lockdown, while Beijing kept up its defences in an outbreak that has persisted for a month.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of PTC Therapeutics Inc's (NASDAQ:PTCT) Upstaza (eladocagene exuparvovec, PTC-AADC). Once ratified by the European Commission, Upstaza will be the first approved disease-modifying treatment for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency for patients 18 months and older…

The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the monkeypox outbreak after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer

Other lives: Artist and disability activist who shared her experience of living with Crohn’s disease on social media

Donation earned is ploughed into disease surveillance

WHO’s European chief concerned that monkeypox could spread as people gather for parties and festivals over the summer.

The main symptoms of bowel cancer include unusual changes to your poo and different colour and shaped stools. Spotting the early signs is imperative for earlier treatment of the disease