The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Globally, measles is on the rise across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America and parts of Europe. In 2025, North and South America saw 11 times more cases than during the same period last year. In Europe, measles rates are at their highest point in 25 years.

South Korea passes annual tally for 2024 already, as Vietnam and Thailand continue to battle outbreaks

Thailand's booming tourism, spurred by 'White Lotus,' has led to a new digital arrival card for all foreign tourists, including Britons.

The AI, known as Foresight, is being trained using NHS data from 57 million people in England

The research will boost the health service’s ability to ‘move quickly towards personalised, preventative care’, officials said.

Sugar — sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into nearly everything we eat. While delicious, sugar delivers what nutritionists call “empty calories” — energy without any essential nutrients. And with overconsumption linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease…

Millions of older adults take five or more prescription drugs every day to manage chronic illnesses. While polypharmacy is often necessary, this practice has also been linked to many negative health outcomes in older adults – including memory problems, increased risk of falls and greater frailty.

A British company is producing mosquitoes that carry a ‘self-limiting’ gene that kills off female offspring, limiting the spread of diseases such as malaria and dengue fever

The study found that there were only tiny traces of gluten transferred through kissing

A routine vaccine typically given to older adults may protect against heart attacks and strokes.

Arthritis – an umbrella term for around 100 conditions that damage the joints – affects 4.1 million Australians. This is expected to rise by 31% to 5.4 million by 2040 and cost the Australian health-care system an estimated $12 billion each year.