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A new WHO-backed estimate published in The Lancet Global Health says 866 million people fell ill from foodborne disease in 2021 and 1.52 million died.

A new WHO analysis finds unsafe food causes 886 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, with young children and lower-income regions facing the heaviest burden.

A report from STAT says ultra-low doses may help costly cancer treatments reach more patients in poorer countries, putting affordability at the center of oncology access.

A report highlighted ultra-low-dose immunotherapy as a possible way to widen access to expensive cancer treatment in poorer countries.

A major global analysis found that nearly 1.2 billion people were living with a mental disorder in 2023, with anxiety and depression driving a steep rise since the pandemic era.

The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak first identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo an international public health emergency, elevating concern around regional spread and global response

Researchers report that an AI system interpreting standard electrocardiograms accurately identified a major precursor to heart failure in Kenyan patients, pointing to a lower-cost screening option where echocardiography,

A long-term follow-up study in Uganda suggests that children who survive severe malaria can face measurable learning and cognitive challenges years after the illness ends.

A new critique of global medical research argues that Africa carries a major disease burden while remaining underrepresented in clinical trials, raising questions about how universal today’s evidence base really is.

Negotiators in Geneva have started an extra week of talks on the unresolved pathogen-sharing system at the heart of the pandemic treaty, with rich and developing countries still divided over access and benefits.

The World Health Organization has prequalified the first malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and infants, a move aimed at closing a major treatment gap in endemic regions.

A STAT News newsletter item points to growth in an international childhood vaccine campaign at a moment when vaccine policy and public-health messaging remain under close watch.

A long-stagnant field is moving again as tuberculosis drug and vaccine development reaches its broadest pipeline on record, raising the prospect of shorter treatments and the first new vaccine class in a century.

A comprehensive review of over 80 peer-reviewed studies finds that contracting out health care can improve access in remote areas, but only when governments maintain strong oversight and communities have a real say in how services are run.