It’s a disease of children living in extreme poverty. Its cause is uncertain. So is the number of children it affects. But soon, the devastating condition known as noma may be a bit less neglected.

This year, six countries have managed to eliminate the threat of at least one of the diseases on the WHO's list of "neglected tropical diseases." A global effort to stamp out certain undertreated ...

Many people's worst nightmare is being diagnosed with a terminal illness. It happens when you least expect it, and suddenly, ...

The patient – a man in his mid-30s – was languishing in a hospital in Bangladesh, infected with a disease called visceral leishmaniasis. He was so close to death he wasn't even eligible for the ...

Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after ...

Air pollution has become one of the biggest global health challenges, affecting millions of people every year. Polluted air contains harmful particles like PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfur ...

Neurological autoimmune diseases involve an immune system attack on the central or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Multiple sclerosis is the most common and well-known of these conditions, but ...