A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the ...

An article published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases reports the findings of a study that shows El Niño to be linked to an increase in infestations of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito ...

If you have high cholesterol, you have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. That can include coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. High cholesterol has also been ...

An island in the Colombian Caribbean with lush tropical forests and pristine beaches will open to the public for the first time this month. Corona Island, an “eco-protected natural paradise ...

Fourteen public and private parties, including pharmaceutical companies Astellas (TYO: 4503) and Merck KGaA (MRK: DE), have developed a drug for a 'forgotten' tropical disease: schistosomiasis. This ...

Recently, with decreasing costs of the “omics” experimental approaches, and the dissemination of tropical diseases to temperate regions due to the global warming phenomenon, both middle and ...

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 on oral conditions represents a landmark moment for the community. 1 For the first time, a comprehensive analysis of the ...

The emergency services locked down several streets in Heemskerk for several hours on Thursday evening after a man showed up at a GP practice with a possibly contagious tropical disease. Sources ...

March 12, 2025 – Health officials are worried that measles cases in at least 12 states may be a harbinger of outbreaks of other preventable diseases, including polio, rubella, and mumps.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Australia’s prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was ...