Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger, disease
MOROGORO, Tanzania — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated earthquake, as…
Sarepta shares slide again as drugmaker bows to FDA pressure to pause gene therapy
WASHINGTON — Shares of drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics continued to sink Tuesday after the…
Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions vulnerable to preventable diseases
LONDON — Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions…
US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold
LUSAKA, Zambia — The United States will cut $50 million worth of aid a year to the southern…
Bill Gates meets Indonesian leader to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives
JAKARTA, Indonesia — JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Bill Gates was in Indonesia on Wednesday to…
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal
GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to…
8 million people were infected with TB in 2023. WHO says that's the highest it has seen
LONDON — More than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, the World…
South Africa drops probe of J&J after it agrees to lower price of TB drug and withdraws patent
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Medical advocacy groups welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision…
Omission of reconciliation 'glaring' and 'alarming' in budget speech, First Nations leaders say
First Nations leaders are panning this year’s federal budget and demanding a renewed…