The virus — called Nipah — kills more than half of the people it infects. Nipah virus, which was named after the village in Malaysia where the first known patient lived, is part of the same family of ...

Health authorities are on alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India, prompting several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, to increase surveillance.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the Iranian authorities to cease attacks on hospitals and medical personnel amid Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.

The WHO chief said it was "imperative that health facilities are protected and be able to deliver their critical health ...

More countries are implementing screening measures, while others are tightening the ones they already have in place after a ...

A deadly car crash in Nigeria involving former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two minibus accidents in South ...

Some common dietary supplements can raise blood pressure, especially if you already have high blood pressure or heart ...

The United States is abdicating its leadership in global health, represented by people like the late Dr. William Foege, who helped to eradicate smallpox, writes public health expert.

A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Lindsey ...

In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?

The virus spreads from animals to humans, via person-to-person contact or through consuming contaminated food.

The meat industry’s celebration of the Trump administration’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans should be a clear sign that these new guidelines aren’t for the people.