International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in ...

A program begun in Zimbabwe in which grandmothers and older listeners serve as "first responders" for those seeking mental ...

A tower of blocks may take hours to build, but “you pull one of those blocks out and it collapses,” said Mitchell Warren, ...

The news release then listed 12 examples, plucked from the websites of right-wing media. But the numbers cited – as low as ...

Medical care involves treating diseases and injuries, while healthcare focuses on preventive measures, public health programmes, and promoting healthy lifestyles ...

Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice.

Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ...

U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak ...

Damp January, the relaxed cousin of the Dry January trend, can help develop healthy habits beyond the first month of the year ...

A study of 57,000 people in 21 countries finds that only 6.9 per cent who met criteria for a mental health or substance-use disorder received effective treatment. The biggest barrier to effective ...

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.