Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pushing the threat beyond the global health emergency it had announced in January, writes...
Hundreds of experts will meet in Geneva next Tuesday and Wednesday (11-12 February) to set research and development priorities for coronavirus drugs, diagnostics and vaccines to...
New diesel cars’ pollution is peaking at more than 1,000 times their normal levels, tests of two top-selling vehicles show. The dangerous spikes in particles can instantly...
For the first time, the World Health Organization projects that the number of males using tobacco is on the decline, indicating a powerful shift in the...
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a semi-autonomous unit of the World Health Organisation (WHO), elected Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass last week as the agency’s...
Emmanuel Macron is gearing up to mark the first anniversary of his election as Elysee-watchers ask whether – or when – nationwide rail strikes will start...
