With vast numbers of people crossing the world on planes every day, an equivalent airborne outbreak now could spread globally in less than 36 hours and kill an estimated 50 million to 80 million people
WHO report says 134 million patients in low-and-middle-income countries are harmed because of unsafe care leading to 2.6 million deaths annually
Scientists explore novel ways to attack Alzheimer's in the wake of a string of disappointing drug failures
WHO is calling for action to stop global epidemic of suicides, which every year takes lives of an estimated 800,000 people
Could an exercise bike and a dose of VR be the answer to fending off dementia?
The move was prompted by a designer-baby scandal in China last year
Large study says sexuality shaped by mix of genetics, environment, with genetic factors having 'very small effect' on sexual behavior
So far this year, 364,808 cases of measles have been reported globally, the highest number since 2006
Three out of four of the world's poor live in rural areas and rely heavily on agricultural production, with food insecurity, water contamination and drought
The global effort to end polio has been going on for more than 30 years, The world is now 99.9% polio-free
Patients could start taking Thailand's first legal doses of medical cannabis oil this week, but it may be a long while yet before the government OK's recreational use
Manila banned the sale, import and distribution of the Dengvaxia vaccine in February following the deaths of several dozen children who were among more than 700,000 people given shots in 2016 and 2017
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