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Earlier this month, chaos broke out as the Sudanese army and rebel Rapid Support Forces clashed with heavy bombing and gunfights breaking out in Khartoum

Spanish researchers have identified a "safe and effective" drug for people with difficult-to-treat migraines - with participants experiencing four fewer migraine days on average each month

Dr Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department in Thailand, reported that 27 cases had been detected in Thailand as of April 17 and one person had died

The Arcturus variant is widespread in India and has been found in 29 countries - including the United States. Officials are keeping a close eye on the new variant which is said to be more transmissible

People with dengue fever may experience flu-like symptoms, while others could go undetected. Here's everything you need to know about the mosquito-borne disease

The news comes just a day after the restrictions to prevent the spread of bird flu across the country were lifted to allow free-range eggs to return to supermarket shelves

Cases of new Covid subvariant EG.5 have been identified in the UK, and experts have warned it could be the most contagious variant yet. But do you think prevention measures should be reintroduced?

Amy Hardy is just one of the 80,000 women in the UK living with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), which left her suicidal, she tells Eimear O’Hagan

A town in Burundi, West Africa, has been quarantined after an outbreak of an unknown virus which causes nosebleeds. The country's health officials say they have already ruled out Ebola and Marburg

A new outbreak of a disease with a near 90% death rate kills has killed five people in Tanzania. The World Health Organisation said they hope to contain the Marburg virus 'as soon as possible'

Three Brits were reportedly infected with a rare cat-transmitted disease after being scratched by an infected feline, and the disease has now made its way to the UK for the first time

A traveller from Equatorial Gunea, where there has been a an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus that carries an 88% mortality rate, has been isolated at a hospital in Valencia, Spain

The killer Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of up to 88%, has been identified in Equatorial Guinea who are struggling to contain the deadly outbreak

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged world leaders to be vigilant and monitor bird flu cases in mammals after the disease was found to have spread to otters

Spain holiday destinations could bring back some Covid restrictions as officials in Andalusia consider new rules and Mallorca authorities advise the use of face masks

The concept of a National Health Service is running sore for ideologues who can’t bear to see state-run services succeed. And since 2010 there have been 13 years of hurt