A growing resistance to antibiotics is complicating the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in Malawi.

Over-the-counter contraceptives, issued without medical advice, leave Liberian women open to unplanned pregnancies.

Researchers warn of possible increase of toxic arsenic in rice resulting from increasing temperature and carbon dioxide.

Study reveals a traditional African diet protects against non-communicable diseases while common Western foods increase health risks.

Researchers say heat action plans are crucial as low- and middle-income countries see swell in urban heat islands.

[NAIROBI] “A great loss” for science journalism as Kenyan science journalist Ochieng’ Ogodo—the former head of SciDev.Net’s English language Africa edition —passed away in the early hours of Thursday ...