world news Obesity report highlights risk for 'slightly' overweight people Research based on data from nearly three million adults suggests that even being slightly overweight doubles the chances of developing Type 2 diabetes. 29/04/2019
Costa Rica French boy accused of reintroducing measles to Costa Rica The 5-year-old and his parents are on holidays in the Latin American country. 24/02/2019
Afghanistan Polio 'still a public health emergency' The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that polio remains a worldwide public health emergency after cases nearly doubled in Afghanistan over the past year. 30/11/2018
world news Spain to have longest life expectancy in 2040: Study The southern European countryis projected to beat Japan and claim the top spot. 17/10/2018
Inspire Middle East How is Dead Sea mud helping treat diseases in Jordan? Some doctors in Jordan are using ancient medical practices and natural ingredients from the Dead Sea to treat their patients. 12/10/2018
China Man develops rat disease in Hong Kong A 56-year-old man in Hong Kong has developed a strain of hepatitis E that normally infects rats, marking the first time it has been transferred to humans, scientists say. 29/09/2018
Africanews Once bullied, Ugandan fights stigma against HIV+ people [Inspire Africa] Hannane Ferdjani meets with Humphrey Nabimanya, a 29 year old Ugandan who was bullied as a child for having HIV+ guardians. 24/09/2018
world news Where in Europe are you most likely to die before 70? Lack of progress in reducing early deaths from chronic diseases could cause the majority of UN member states to miss the 2030 deadline, according to the Lancet. 21/09/2018
world news Mosquitos carrying deadly virus in Greece At least 17 people have died after contracting the West Nile virus from mosquitos in Greece. 31/08/2018
View Cancer - a disease in the West, a death sentence in Africa | View The void created by Western donors’ abandonment of Africa is being filled by a newly invigorated humanitarian bloc, says former Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Naaem Khan. 08/08/2018
Bulgaria Farmers protest livestock cull in Bulgaria after rinderpest outbreak Authorities have already slaughtered more than 4,000 animals in order to prevent the further spread of the disease and avert a European Union ban on Bulgarian milk and dairy exports. 23/07/2018
world news Speculation about Juncker's health 'tasteless' A European Commission spokesman has denounced the question of whether European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was drunk on Wednesday following his public stumble. 13/07/2018
United Kingdom Syphilis and gonorrhoea spikes in the UK Recent numbers released by Public Health England show there was a 20% increase in the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. 07/06/2018
Italy Italy’s measles doll sparks controversy An Italian toy maker has been urged to withdraw a doll that can be cured of the measles using "magic" wipes and cream. 06/04/2018
Africanews Malawi cholera cases pass 500, eight people dead Ministry of Health spokesman Joshua Malango said the number of cases had increased to 527 from 157 recorded in January, and that deaths had doubled from four to eight. 19/02/2018
USA US woman first-ever human infected with parasitic cattle eye worms As many as 14 of the translucent creatures were extracted from her left eye after she was left itching for over a week. 13/02/2018
Germany 'Alarming' African Swine Fever creeps closer to Germany Six EU countries are affected. Experts have labelled the situation 'alarming'. 10/01/2018
world news 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 01/12/2017
world news 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 13/09/2017
France 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. 29/06/2017
world news New malaria vaccine pilots in Africa The World Health Organisation has announced live trials of Mosquirix in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. 25/04/2017
Africanews 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. 20/04/2017
world news 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. 09/02/2017
France 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. 05/01/2017
Poland 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. 28/12/2016
France 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. 02/12/2016
![Once bullied, Ugandan fights stigma against HIV+ people [Inspire Africa]](https://static.euronews.com/articles/547851/210x136_547851.jpg "Once bullied, Ugandan fights stigma against HIV+ people [Inspire Africa]")
