Disease Elimination

Pregnancy complications can signal heart disease risk years before traditional screening, study finds

8 pregnancy warning signs can now flag heart disease risk years before symptoms appear.

Risk of death 21% lower in patients with HIV-related fungal disease who were given combination drug treatment

HIV patients with a deadly fungal infection were 21% less likely to die when given two drugs

A simple supplement could help the immune system fight cancer and viruses

A common amino acid supplement could help the immune system spot and fight cancer cells and viruses.

Without this protein, damaged muscle turns to fat and scar tissue

Without this protein, damaged muscle turns to fat and scar tissue.

Eosinophilic esophagitis prevalence may be higher than thought in pediatric patients with asthma

Screening 189 asthma patients revealed up to 14% may have a treatable esophagus condition.

Singapore group will develop 'most promising' Ebola vaccine

WHO calls new Ebola vaccine 'most promising' as 1,487 die in outbreak

Gonorrhea's own enzyme triggers therapy against multidrug-resistant strains in lab tests

Scientists weaponized gonorrhea's own immune-evasion enzyme to destroy drug-resistant strains in

Michael J. Fox to Receive Emmys' Highest Honor for His Parkinson's Fight - Parade

Over $2B raised for Parkinson's research by one man diagnosed in 1991.

Trial evaluates maternal vaccine to protect newborns from Group B Streptococcus

100,000 infant deaths may be prevented yearly by new maternal GBS vaccine

Mass ivermectin program drastically reduces scabies in Pacific Islands

A single medication program wiped out 83% of scabies cases in the Solomon Islands, pointing the way

Independent study reveals nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults with high blood pressure may need medication

9.7 million untreated US adults could gain life-saving blood pressure drugs under new 2025

Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with it

Uganda is now Ebola-free after containing the outbreak to just 20 cases.

The lightbulb moment behind a potential antiviral breakthrough

Drug cuts viral infections by 90% in just 2 days

First-of-its-kind study reveals how sleep strengthens memory and how epilepsy can disrupt the process

Scientists discover how three brain regions team up during sleep to build memories.

New blood test for tuberculosis could reduce the spread of this top global infectious-disease killer

25% of world infected with TB — new blood test may catch it sooner

Remdesivir for COVID-19 linked to better outcomes for adult kidney transplant recipients

Kidney transplant patients getting remdesivir early had 47% lower risk of graft loss.

Review explains links between plasmids, horizontal gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance

New sequencing tech lets scientists track antibiotic resistance spread across humans animalsfoods.

World Hepatitis Day 2026: progress made against hepatitis in Europe, but millions still miss out on diagnosis and treatment

Europe has already beaten one hepatitis elimination target, with hepatitis B in young children now

Malawi registers gains in malaria fight - Nation Online

Malaria cases dropped 72% in Malawi in just one year, with deaths falling by half.

WHO: Integration, innovation and community leadership key to ending HIV, hepatitis and STIs

32 million people now receiving HIV treatment — up from far fewer a decade ago.