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The number of global polio cases has declined by over 99 percent since 1988.

Experts know from the 2014 epidemic that when the deadly virus crosses borders it sticks around for awhile.

A new report by the World Health Organization presents a sobering view of hepatitis B and C. Despite being preventable and curable, these potentially fatal diseases continue to rage worldwide.

The mosquito-borne disease has affected hundreds in the Pacific, including several detainees held by Australia.

The World Health Organization said infertility should not be regarded as simply a medical condition.

European countries in the Mediterranean region are at the highest risk for an outbreak, while the risk is relatively low across the rest of the continent.

New figures show 80% of urban populations exposed to 'very high' pollution levels

Diabetes has exploded in developing countries as poor workers go from hard labor to "sedentary lifestyles."

Researchers from the U.S. and Brazil say they will have enough evidence by the spring to confirm the outbreak is behind a sharp increase in birth defects.

Health officials in the South Pacific archipelago said they have confirmed five cases of the Zika virus, and suspect there at least 260 more.

The WHO says it is taking immediate action to expedite research on the causal relationship between the outbreak of the virus and the growing rate of infant birth defects in Brazil.

Nearly half of Hollywood movies in 2014 contained scenes in which people smoked.

While incidences of the virus have declined, global public health officials say many countries still aren’t reaching immunization goals.

The German agriculture minister said people should not be afraid of eating bratwurst.

Outbreak in South Korea is described as "large and complex."

In addition, the three worst-hit countries all reported declining numbers of Ebola cases.

The worst-hit country still saw hundreds of new Ebola cases last week.

According to the WHO's latest statistics, more than 5,000 people have succumbed to the virus, with almost 15,000 cases reported

Tuberculosis infection rates are down, but WHO revised its data upward by half a million cases and warns of the threat from multidrug resistant TB.

Was the tragedy caused by a mix-up or a deliberate sabotage of the measles vaccines?

Restricting access to common methods of suicide could reduce the number of deaths, WHO says