Tropical cyclones—also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity—are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters.

Beyond direct injuries, exposure to tropical cyclones is associated with higher risks of death across a range of causes ...

As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, resources are being sucked away from the fight against a host of debilitating ...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) will on Thursday launch a plan to combat 20 diseases that affect the world's poorest people, seeking to prevent recent progress being erased by the impact of ...

International travel exposes millions to skin diseases acquired abroad, with dermatologic disorders ranking as the third most common health problem for returning travellers. Tropical and subtropical ...

An analysis of deaths in the wake of tropical cyclones in nine countries has found that the highest increase of 92 per cent ...

It's supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.

NEW ORLEANS — After Hurricane Melissa weakened late last week, there are no new tropical systems in the Atlantic basin to watch for this week. We enter the final month of hurricane season having had ...