In a health crisis, decisions about treatment and containment must be made quickly. It’s crucial those decisions be based on research evidence, but fast and easy access is not always available.
EU negotiations on whether to renew glyphosate’s license have turned into one of the biggest political dramas of the year, one followed closely by both environmental activists and farmers who rely on it for their livelihoods.
The appointment of Tedros Adhamon Ghebreyesus as Director General of the WHO is cause for celebration, but he has a tough task ahead of him.
A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sexual contact, rather than mosquito bite, has been reported by a patient in the US state of Texas.
The World Health Organisation has announced that one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015.