By Sunita Sohrabji The little-known Oropouche virus is causing concern among public health experts. More than 10,000 cases have been identified this year, mainly in South America and the ...

PAKISTAN, particularly Karachi, has been grappling with a significant surge in chikungunya cases since May, with ...

Before you reach for your mozzie spray to share with your pets, there are a few important things to know, including that some ...

If you're looking to avoid a trip to your local doctor but are still worried about your health, your pharmacist can help.

“‘The cost of being a woman is pain,’ said the doctor at a government hospital while jabbing me with a pain injection,” ...

There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

When contacted, director (public health) Dr Irshad Roghani said winter wasn’t severe enough to eliminate mosquitoes — the ...

Coming in contact with a caterpillar can lead to skin irritation. Know the symptoms of a caterpillar rash and treatment options.

This mosquito-borne infection is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito and is caused by a virus from ...

New figures from the UKHSA shows the number of cases of the potentially lethal infection brought back has soared 71% in the ...

Most patients tend to recover within a week, although some may experience severe and disabling joint pain that could last for ...

The second criterion is that bedbugs are capable of transmitting the pathogen. In a laboratory study published in January, ...