Maeve Cullinan

Exclusive: Exercise Pegasus imagined a virus deadly to children spreading around the world from an island in southeast Asia

At least 46 cases of the more dangerous mpox strain clade 1b have been detected across the continent since August

The patient, who is in a critical condition, is suspected to have contracted the virus from his flock of domestic poultry

The reduction follows a wider cut to the UK’s aid budget, which has been scaled back to boost domestic defence spending

The new DEFRA regulations apply to flocks of 50 or more birds and anyone who sells poultry products like meat and eggs

An outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever in Democratic Republic of Congo infected 64 people, of which at least 45 have died

Landmark WHO report warns bacterial illnesses, such as urinary tract infections and some STDs, are becoming increasingly difficult to treat

Modelling suggests the strategy would ‘buy time’ by reducing deaths in a large-scale outbreak

Experts say the pipeline faces a dual crisis: scarcity and lack of innovation, when it comes to the problem of antimicrobial resistance

Britain helped set up the Global Fund, but deep cuts to aid spending have raised concerns that it may be about to slash its support

C.auris, which typically spreads in healthcare facilities, kills nearly 60 per cent of people who contract it within 90 days

The US Health Secretary releases long-awaited plan to take on America’s ‘industrial food complex’ to tackle an ‘epidemic’ of poor health

The country is now home to a quarter of all global cases – and scientists are racing to understand why

Exclusive: Katalin Karikó, who received the 2023 Nobel Prize for her work on messenger RNA, described the decision as ‘devastating’

In an interview with The Telegraph, Lord Jim O’Neill said he was ‘disillusioned’ over the government’s decision to shelve The Fleming Fund

Medical experts say it is not surprising that children in Gaza are starving faster than their parents - it’s down to basic science

Footage shared with The Telegraph shows acute malnutrition at one of the few functioning medical facilities left on the strip

Experts say plunging vaccine rates in England have more to do with poor access to health services than hesitancy

A 50 per cent increase in the price of alcohol, cigarettes, and sugary drinks could plug the gap left by retreating foreign donors

The new vaccine gave strong protection against the virus, which is a close cousin of Ebola