New study warns of 'creeping catastrophy' as climate change drives a global rise in infectious diseases

Published on December 2, 2025

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by The Global Health Network at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine and commissioned by Wellcome.
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Parents of children with a genetic diagnosis need better support

December 1, 2025
Advances in genetic testing have enabled families of critically ill children to receive early diagnoses that can open up new options for care and treatments. But, according to new Cambridge research published in the European Journal of Human Genetics, the medical complexity of these, often lifelong and rare conditions, can lead to parental anxiety and distress, as well as uncertainty and upheaval

Expert Comment: Is it time to reconsider our human rights in the age of AI?

December 2, 2025
Professor Yuval Shany, Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme in the Institute for Ethics in AI, argues that in an age where AI is rapidly evolving and reshaping our society, there can be no doubt that this technology is also impacting our human rights.