Housing improvements could reduce malaria cases by half in some settings, according to research published in Malaria Journal.

Medical literature is biased and awash with poor quality clinical trials, with a potentially devastating impact on major reviews that shape global healthcare, experts warn.

Genetic discovery could have important implications for how the disease spreads in humans

An app to test eyesight easily and affordably using a smartphone is as accurate as traditional charts, according to a study

Finding out what drugs can be used to treat a patient with tuberculosis (TB) can be sped up by days or weeks, thanks to a new free online tool.

Substandard medicines more prevalent than fakes in world?s most malaria-burdened country

Cold weather kills 20 times as many people as hot weather, according to an international study analysing over 74 million deaths in 384 locations across 13 countries.

People with Alzheimer's may not always experience memory loss as their first symptom of the disease, with younger people more likely to have problems with judgement, language or visual and spatial awareness than older people.

The global spread of a multidrug resistant typhoid strain is more widespread than previously thought, according to new data from an international consortium involving the School.

The proportion of people who carry the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus which can cause meningitis, varies widely between countries and over time according to the findings of a la

A new treatment to prevent the transmission of malaria parasites from humans to mosquitoes, thereby preventing further spread within the population, could be possible thanks to the stiffening powers of Viagra.

The west African Ebola epidemic has rekindled interest in global health security, but it has also highlighted a troubling