Jennifer Rigby
WHO urges action after cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organisation is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the...
Fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria bounces back
Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,...
COVID-19 led 25m kids to miss key vaccines
About 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases last year, as the knock-on...
WHO eyes decision on monkeypox ’emergency’
The World Health Organisation is poised to decide whether to declare monkeypox a global health emergency, stirring criticism from leading African scientists who...
Long COVID risk lower from Omicron, study finds
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long COVID than previous variants, according to the first peer-reviewed study of...
‘The urgency of the situation’: WHO steps in as monkeypox cases erupt around the world
The World Health Organisation is working on further guidance for countries on how to mitigate the spread of monkeypox amid concerns cases...
Children mysteriously contracting hepatitis
About 190 unexplained cases of severe hepatitis have been reported in children around the world, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and...
Diabetes drug link to birth defects: study
One of the world’s most widely prescribed diabetes drugs may be linked to major birth defects in the offspring of male patients...