DAKAR, Senegal — Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial killer malaria...
LONDON—The most advanced vaccine for dengue only offers modest protection but could still help millions of people avoid the devastating effects of the disease known as...
MANILA, Philippines—A World Health Organization official on Thursday urged millions of Muslims making the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to exercise basic hygiene as mass gatherings pose...
BELLINGHAM, Washington — Washington on Tuesday became the second state to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor’s note as eager...
By now, you have likely seen an explosion of products labeled “gluten-free” in grocery stores and gluten-free recipes on the Internet. It is probably starting to...
MANILA — The Quezon City government disclosed over the weekend that plans are underway for the expansion of city’s male-focused sexual health care facility ‘Klinika Bernardo’...
WASHINGTON—More than half of privately insured women are getting free birth control under President Barack Obama’s health law, a major coverage shift that’s likely to advance....
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine health authorities urged Muslim Filipinos Thursday to postpone their annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia due to worries about an often deadly respiratory virus. The...
SHILOH, Ohio—Visitors from around the world to two upcoming events in Ohio’s Amish country could come away with more than they bargained for, health officials fear—a...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Responding to a major case of research misconduct, federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of filing charges against a scientist after...