Penn Medicine researchers report improved muscle measures in mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy using a gene-editing strategy to increase the backup protein utrophin.
On Timor-Leste’s Atauro Island, a new UNICEF-supported solar-power system is helping a health centre, primary school and community office deliver more reliable services.
Researchers at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed an AI system that tracks fetal movement during MRI scans, offering a promising step toward clearer prenatal imaging.
More than 73 million children received Gavi-supported routine vaccinations in 2025, a new annual record. The milestone brings fresh hope for children’s health worldwide.
After decades of vaccination efforts, Albania and Armenia have met WHO hepatitis B control targets—encouraging evidence of sustained childhood prevention.
WHO is advancing a global plan and practical tools to help countries prevent lead exposure before it harms children’s health.
Researchers have identified a molecular hotspot that helps dementia-linked tau proteins assemble, and disrupted that process in laboratory experiments. It is a promising research lead, not a treatment.
A new cochlear implant developed in Austria is offering people with severe hearing loss something once difficult to imagine: the possibility of hearing throughout daily life without wearing an external device. Following clinical trials, the technology has begun reaching patients in Europe.
Researchers have developed laboratory models that preserve human lung tissue and its immune cells, allowing scientists to observe how they respond to a virus. The findings could help improve future respiratory vaccine research.
Chile has become the first country in South America to receive WHO validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem — the result of more than five decades of vaccination, surveillance and community health work.
