Nearly 700 US counties have a lower life expectancy than North Korea, startling new data from the University of Wisconsin - ...

In the long battle to create an effective HIV vaccine, scientists have made a major leap forward. A new study shows that a series of ...

The 2022 outbreak of monkeypox reignited discussions around the importance of safety and transparency in high-containment ...

The trend in the number of people first diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand, particularly amongst men who have sex with men, ...

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own "self-care" ...

The company hopes to increase tablet production from 1.4bn to 2.4bn annually Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ...

In many African cultures, a big belly has long been seen as a sign of wealth. But this perception is proving deadly as deaths ...

While two vaccines against shingles have been developed and broadly used in the developed world, neither of these are ...

The only shingles vaccine on the market in South Africa was discontinued last year. A newer and better vaccine is being used in some other countries, but has not yet been registered in South Africa, ...

Two officials from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation resign as the agency begins aid rollout, saying adherence to humanitarian ...

As government clinics take on HIV patients who were previously treated by Pepfar-funded projects, the treatment of conditions ...

Dr Timothy Blackmore, an infectious disease and microbiology expert with a research interest in sexually transmitted ...