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Professor Peter Piot will take over the role from Professor Sir Andy Haines in September.

Two simple tests of kidney function and damage can accurately predict risk of death, according to an analysis of 21 studies that included more than 1.2 million participants in Europe, the USA, Aust

The School is celebrating the first anniversary of success in winning the 2009 Gates Award for Global Health with an event in Geneva.

Professor Julian Peto, who holds a joint appointment at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the °®ÍþÄÌapp of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is today receiving a prestigious World Health

British Indian children have substantially better mental health than white British children, new research from the °®ÍþÄÌapp of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine shows.

A trial in Ghana has shown that vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality-contradicting previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44% decrease.

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The largest ever trial of fish oil supplements has found no evidence that they offer benefits for cognitive function in older people.

Scientists investigating ovale malaria, a form of the disease thought to be caused by a single species of parasite, have confirmed that the parasite is actually two similar but distinct species whi

Drug-induced tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmia, potentially leading to sudden cardiac death, are serious side effects of some drugs.

The results of a Medical Research Council (MRC) trial show that vaccinating infants against bacteria which causes deadly pneumonia could save up to a million lives a year.

Problems controlling common diseases like HIV, heart disease and diabetes in poor countries could be hindering efforts to meet the world's key child health and tuberculosis goals, a new study publi