Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the countries set to benefit in 2026 from a new single-dose treatment for sleeping sickness, raising hopes of eliminating the disease.
In Japan, a newly approved stem cell therapy is offering fresh hope for people with Parkinson’s disease by aiming to replace the brain cells responsible for movement.
A groundbreaking clinical trial in China successfully enabled four paralyzed patients to regain control and movement of their legs.
The first clinical trial for a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is taking place across five countries, and it could be the world's first new TB vaccine in a century.
