Health

The Malawi‑Liverpool‑Wellcome Research Programme (MLW) has been awarded a significant new seven‑year core grant from Wellcome, dedicated to advancing health science grant opportunities and strengthening health research training Africa from...

Why Leadership Parity in Africa Is a Public‑Health Necessity Since its founding in 2019, the WomenLift Health organisation has worked tirelessly to empower women in public health leadership, with a special emphasis...

A devastating incident has struck the family of former England footballer Stuart Pearce. His 21-year-old son, Harley Pearce, has died in a tragic accident involving a tractor in Gloucestershire. The...

New brain shrinkage research has uncovered striking gender brain differences, showing that male brains tend to shrink faster than female brains over time. The findings, published in PNAS and led...

October 2025 – Geneva, Switzerland — As the world unites once again in observing World Polio Day, the spotlight shines on renewed commitments and urgent action to finally eliminate polio....

A community clinic just north of Johannesburg has become a key battleground in the ongoing debate over healthcare access for foreigners in South Africa. What began as a localized protest...

Polio, once a global scourge, is now confined to just a few corners of the world—but the final push toward eradication is the hardest. Thanks to sustained polio vaccination programs,...

Health authorities in South Waziristan have intensified dengue mitigation efforts in Waziristan following the detection of nine new cases in the Lower South Waziristan district over the past month. The...