Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...

Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by ...

Many African nations have fallen short when it comes to the progress that so many had hoped for them,” writes.

A groundbreaking initiative could soon be bringing surgeons closer to patients in Africa's remote corners where the doctor-to ...