Competing interests should be declared - and reported - to maintain credibility of public health, say researchers.

Call for investment in environmental strategies to eliminate the most common cause of infectious blindness

Foreign patients coming to the UK for private medical treatment are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, according to a new study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical

A major study in South Africa and Zambia to test a new approach to the prevention and control of AIDS in Africa has launched.

Children with residual parasites more likely to infect mosquitoes and experience recurrent parasites following treatment.

Study finds no cases of serogroup A meningococcal meningitis following vaccination of almost 2 million people in Chad.

A malaria control method that targets mosquito larvae and pupae as they mature in standing water could be an important supplementary measure in the fight against the disease, according to a new report.

Car use declines as cycling and taking public transport to work increase in several areas.

An adapted smartphone that can carry out eye tests and diagnose problems with vision is currently being tested in Kenya as a potential tool to revolutionise the prevention of blindness in low-income countries.

Medical research collaboration that has been awarded £9 million of government funding to address major health challenges in south east England.

The first report of probable human to human transmission of the new avian influenza virus H7N9 in Eastern China is not surprising, and does not necessarily indicate the virus is on course to develop sustained transition among humans, say researchers from School.

Improving water quality and hygiene practices may improve the growth of children, according to a new report.