(LONDON) — A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears …
Global Health
Why Circumcision Lowers Risk of HIV
Promising trials hinted that circumcision could lower rates of HIV infection, but until now, researchers didn’t fully understand why
How Social Media in China Is Revealing More Cases of Bird Flu
In the wake of emerging H7N9 cases in China, citizens are taking to the country’s social media service, Weibo, to post the latest tallies of individuals infected with the new bird flu strain. The deletion of some of the posts is …
SARS 10 Years Later: Are We Better Prepared for Outbreaks?
SARS raised the worldwide alarm for how vulnerable we are to disease epidemics. Did we learn our lesson?
At the U.N., a Vow to Eradicate Polio by 2015
A final push to eradicate a disease has powerful friends — and a lot of money — behind it
‘Peace Corps for Doctors’: Solving Shortages of Medical Workers Abroad
A U.S. Senator’s daughter launches a nonprofit volunteer program to improve health care both in the developing world and at home
New SARS-Like Virus Detected: Should We Be Worried?
TIME’s Mobile Tech Issue: Tracking Disease, One Text at a Time
How cheap cell phones — and quick thumbs — are saving lives in Uganda
Report: Why 40% of Donated Medical Equipment Goes Unused in Poor Countries
High-tech medical equipment is largely wasted in the developing world, a new report finds, because donated machines are not designed to run in the settings they’re sent to.
H5N1: Bird Flu Pandemic May Be Closer than Thought, Study Finds
It may take as few as five mutations for H5N1 to go from being a bird-only problem to a potentially deadly human pandemic flu, researchers report.
The Disease that Won’t Die: Tuberculosis in Peru
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new …
African Study Shows Zinc Saves Lives
Pneumonia is the most common cause of death among children under 5, but a new study finds that there may be a cheap and easy way to increase kids’ survival: zinc.
Fake Malaria Drugs Endanger Millions of Lives
Counterfeit or weakened versions of life-saving antimalarial drugs are making the rounds in Africa, potentially putting millions of lives at risk and encouraging drug resistance, say scientists.
