Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health threat, with significant regional disparities in resistance rates and surveillance participation. Gram-negative pathogens, such as Acinetobacter spp.

Since 2000, global measles deaths have fallen by 88%, saving nearly 59 million lives. In 2024, about 11 million people contracted measles — a big increase compared with pre-pandemic levels.

WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2024, shows progress on global health goals, even in times of growing financial uncertainties. The report, released ahead of the Seventy-eight World ...

“Global measles elimination remains a distant goal,” according to the WHO report released Friday. The progress of the last decades is in peril with the return of outbreaks and decline in resources for ...

A World Health Organization (WHO) scientific advisory group on Friday released a report on the origins of COVID-19, concluding that available evidence suggests the deadly pandemic was caused by ...