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The group of 57 scientists from around the world used United Nations-approved methods to examine what's behind last year's deadly burst of heat

To make raw material for an influenza vaccine, virus is grown in millions of fertilized eggs

A new study of 71,341 women supports the growing concern that the age at which girls start menstruating is getting younger

Only about 2% of charitable giving in the United States goes to organizations focused on women and girls

Health officials said the individual had mild symptoms and has recovered

Waters across the Atlantic’s tropical belt are hotter now than in any other late May on record

This case report describes what one farmer has faced in the 15 days since herd infection began

Someone possessing the pills without a valid prescription or outside of professional practice could be prosecuted and sentenced to prison

Devex obtained a copy of the outcome of a special audit report that examined accusations against the director-general of the Africa CDC

Data from the World Obesity Foundation projects that more than two out of every three children in Malaysia will be overweight by 2035

Failure to shield these workers could allow the H5N1 virus to become a greater threat

Nearly five million people are close to famine as the country's civil war passes the one-year mark