Over 200 international experts from academic institutions, government bodies and civil society groups met at the School (LSHTM) 18-20 August to discuss the major challenges facing people, wildlife

New global atlas will transform de-worming programmes.

Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries.

Lower outdoor temperatures are linked to an increase in the risk of heart attacks, according to a new study by scientists at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

A study published in the journal Science Translation Medicine proposes that preventative treatment with affordable and safe antibiotics in people living in areas with intense malaria trans

Even light or moderate intensity physical activity, such as walking or cycling, can substantially reduce the risk of early death.

Unique online tool to help people choose their next contraceptive method.

People diagnosed with breast and bowel cancer are today twice as likely to survive for at least 10 years as those diagnosed in the early 1970s, according to new figures produced by the Cancer Survi

Public bodies need to plan ahead to help people avoid health problems and death during hot weather, and they need to be more aware of how certain drugs are affected by heat.

A comparison of the current state of the healthcare system in the UK and the new system proposed under legislation pushed through by Barack Obama’s government, shows some surprising results.

The lead editorial in this week’s Lancet focuses on recent comments by new UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley that a campaign to promote healthy eating in UK schools, fronted by TV celebrity chef J

New book, 'An Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling' is written by Richard G White, Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease Modelling in the Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious