Disease

Monkeypox has officially arrived in NZ, so what is it?

“It is less contagious than Covid-19 and the outbreaks are much smaller,” Krause says.

If someone has a 50% chance of passing a fatal disease onto their children, should they have kids?

Lillian Hanly has a 50% chance of inheriting Huntington's, a fatal neurodegenerative disease.

Losing forests results in more human disease, research shows

A new study has linked deforestation with a higher risk of disease in humans. The researchers say we need to protect global forests to prevent future…