Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease which is usually a mild illness causing fever, headaches and joint and muscle pains. The Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes, ma...
Mangoes are one of the world’s greatest joys. The sweet fruit are bursting with goodness and are also highly versatile – you can put them in drinks, salads, desserts and even pickles. Here’s what you ...
Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine called for a pragmatic approach regarding the access to health care for migrants and refugees, saying this is important for the overall health response to HIV/AIDS i...
A polio outbreak has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, 18 years after the Pacific nation was declared free of the disease. In a statement, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said one case of pol...
An exploding vape pen hurled fragments into a US man's head, killing him and starting a fire that burned most of his body, an autopsy report said. The Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's autopsy repo...
People who stay up late have a higher risk of dying sooner than those who function best in the morning, according to a new study by US and UK scientists. The study, which looked at more than 430,00...
A man ended up needing hospital treatment after taking part in a chilli pepper-eating contest, doctors report. The 34-year-old man, who has not been identified, ate a Carolina Reaper – the world’s ...
A UK man has been diagnosed with what doctors are calling the most drug-resistant case of the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea. The man, who has not been identified, experienced symptoms of g...
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Jose Graziano da Silva, urged governments around Latin America and the Caribbean to keep the fight against hunger at the top of their p...
In recent days, health officials in both Trinidad and Tobago and the Cayman Islands have reported cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. But what is it and what precautions can you take against it? Lo...