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A visitor walks by a billboard showing a young smiling Korean woman with beauty products at the Seoul Beauty Week event in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 28, 2025.

How South Korea's K-beauty trend boosts soft power

South KoreaApril 4, 2026
Skip next section Reports & Analysis

Reports & Analysis

Tuberkulose tuberculosis x-ray screening

South Africa, Mozambique are global tuberculosis hotspots

South Africa, Mozambique are global tuberculosis hotspots

Missed cases and drug-resistant infections are complicating the fight against TB, particularly in southern Africa.
South AfricaApril 1, 2026
A plastic surgeon is seen operating at the Noma Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria

Nigeria influencer's death exposes deadly cosmetic surgeries

Nigeria influencer's death exposes deadly cosmetic surgeries

The death of Elena Jessica Kwopara exposes a noticeable increase in dangerous cosmetic procedures.
NigeriaMarch 21, 202604:58 min
Close up of a dog resting its head on the feet of a woman

This dog medication could change human lives

This dog medication could change human lives

A dewormer that’s been used on dogs and cats for decades could also work on humans. Why has it not been approved yet?
TanzaniaMarch 3, 202608:04 min
A woman using a spirometer for a lung function test.

New biologic medications could change asthma treatment

New biologic medications could change asthma treatment

Less cortisone, fewer hospital stays. Who can take these new "biologic" drugs for asthma?
Global issuesMarch 2, 202604:06 min
A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir

Zimbabwe takes a big shot toward an HIV-free future

Zimbabwe takes a big shot toward an HIV-free future

Zimbabwe, one of Southern Africa’s hardest‑hit countries, is taking a bold step in HIV prevention.
ZimbabweMarch 1, 202602:41 min
Workers at the Myna Mahila Foundation prepare sanitary pads at their office in Mumbai on April 10, 2018

This is what's really inside South Africa's sanitary pads

This is what's really inside South Africa's sanitary pads

A new South African study has uncovered hormone‑disrupting chemicals in popular sanitary products and pantyliners.
South AfricaFebruary 28, 202604:46 min
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A closer look

Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are found in humans and other animals. Different strains cause illnesses of varying severity — from the common cold to SARS to COVID-19. The pandemic declared in March 2020 was caused by a coronavirus.

Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci

BioNTech founders step down to start new venture

BioNTech founders step down to start new venture

Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci are "ready to become pioneers once again."
GermanyMarch 10, 2026
Robert F Kennedy Jr, a man speaking vigorously at microphone with left hand raised

German health minister rejects US counterpart's COVID claims

German health minister rejects US counterpart's COVID claims

Robert F Kennedy Jr has claimed that doctors in Germany who issued COVID-19 vaccine exemptions are facing legal action.
GermanyJanuary 11, 2026
A woman wearing an FFP2 mask as she steps onto a train.

Germany's COVID-19 response under scrutiny

Germany's COVID-19 response under scrutiny

A parliamentary inquiry has been looking into the policy decisions made to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Germany.
GermanyDecember 28, 2025
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In the spotlight

Close-up of a person's gloved hands adding a liquid to a small container using a dropper, in a lab

Czech innovation could reduce animal testing in medicine

Czech scientists are developing a lab-grown intestine model. Could it make animal testing a thing of the past?
Czech RepublicMarch 30, 202603:59 min
Ferdinand Du Beaudiez stands with his arms around his brother, Valentin du Beaudiez, who has bandages around his head and wears a neckbrace

After Crans-Montana fire: The hard road back to life

Two brothers were among those celebrating New Year's Eve when a fire swept through a bar in Crans-Montana.
SwitzerlandMarch 1, 202606:11 min
A hand holds three brightly-colored pills used to treat HIV

New HIV drug may end multi-pill regimen for older people

Results from a drug trial are raising hope that older people living with the virus will only have to take a single pill.
Global issuesFebruary 26, 2026