Parents of obese children may not be able to recognise that their child is overweight unless they are at very extreme levels of obesity, according to new research.

First-of-its-kind analysis identifies forms of disease associated with higher-risk pregnancies.

Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has received the prestigious Canada Gairdner Global Health Award.

In a world first, researchers have found that a naturally occurring chemical attracts pregnant malaria-transmitting mosquitoes - a discovery which could boost malaria control efforts. 

Professor Sharon Peacock has been appointed as the first Director of the Bloomsbury Research Institute, a partnership between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and UCL dedicated to addressing the global challenge of infectious disease.

A new approach to care for patients with advanced HIV in Tanzania and Zambia, combining community support and screening for a type of meningitis, has reduced deaths by 28%.

Young people feel they are not getting all the information about sex they need and want greater involvement of parents and health professionals

$29.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation establishes collaborative initiative to end indigenous cases of malaria in Hispaniola

New research suggests regulatory reforms made it easier for corporate interests to influence legislation.

Airport screening for infectious disease such as Ebola, bird flu and SARS will often miss half or more of infected travellers, but can be improved, according to new researched published in the jour

New research suggests WHO eradication strategy could be achieved.

The largest survey to date of the health of trafficking survivors has found high levels of abuse and serious harm associated with human trafficking.