world news 01/12/2017 World AIDS Day: 'Prevention' is key On World AIDS day, 36.7 million people are still living with HIV and the UN has said that prevention is key to stopping the spread
world news 13/09/2017 Romania screens transfusions after West Nile disease outbreak Medical experts in Romania are monitoring blood transfusions after six people died and another 16 were infected with West Nile disease. The
France 29/06/2017 Who or what is killing Narbonne's cats? More than 200 cats have been found dead at Saint-Pierre-la-Mer near Narbonne since the start of June.
world news 25/04/2017 New malaria vaccine pilots in Africa The World Health Organisation has announced live trials of Mosquirix in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.
Africanews 20/04/2017 Nigeria meningitis death toll rises, 745 killed A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed 745 people, an increase of more than 50 percent in barely a week, officials said Wednesday, sounding the alarm over the feared epidemic.
world news 09/02/2017 How EU's vaccine doubts are harming global measles fight Measles is on the rise in parts of Europe amid a trend of high scepticism towards vaccines in some rich countries, research shows.
France 05/01/2017 France culls a million ducks and geese The aim is to contain a severe outbreak of bird flu, which has been spreading rapidly over the past month.
Poland 28/12/2016 Three new cases of bird flu in Poland Three new cases of bird flu have been reported at poultry farms in western and southern Poland.
France 02/12/2016 Fresh bird flu cases emerge in France Thousands of farm birds have been put to the slaughter to combat the spread of avian influenza in France's foie gras heartland.
world news 02/12/2016 ‘Little arms and big ideas - fighting for social inclusion’ An article by François Marien. Follow François at @EU_UNdisability On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities I want to remind you all
world news 01/12/2016 Fresh hope of a "functional cure" for HIV The surprising results have come from a US study in monkeys involving an antibody used to treat Crohn's disease.
Sci-tech 30/11/2016 Implant provides a way out for 'locked in syndrome' sufferers Implant provides a way out for locked in syndrome sufferers
Germany 25/11/2016 Germany to cull thousands of poultry after bird flu outbreak Authorities in Germany have decided to kill 92,000 poultry after a series of high risk H5N8 bird flu cases have been confirmed across the country.
brussels bureau 23/11/2016 Europeans live longer, but not in the best of health - new report Europeans are now more likely to live into their 80s, but they may not be in the best of health.
futuris 31/10/2016 Avatars help schizophrenia patients silence tormenting voices People with schizophrenia are volunteering for a European research project to help the control and perhaps even silence the tormenting voices in their heads by confronting a computer avatar of…
Haiti 11/10/2016 WHO to send a million doses of cholera vaccine to Haiti The death toll is mounting amid fears about security and cholera while thousands are rescued from widespread flooding in the southern United States.
Haiti 10/10/2016 Haiti suffers upsurge in cholera in wake of Hurricane Matthew Haiti sees an upsurge in cases of cholera in the wake of Hurricane Matthew as people struggle to find clean water.
world news 28/09/2016 Baby with three genetic parents is born Fertility doctors using a brand new technique to eliminate inherited disease have helped a woman deliver a baby with three genetic parents.
Malaysia 07/09/2016 Zika spreads in Malaysia Malaysia confirms first pregnant woman has contracted Zika.
