Willis Towers Watson releases its latest Quarterly InsurTech Briefing

The firm says that insurtechs need to digitise in order to weather the Covid-19 storm

No cases of West Nile virus reported in the EU this week

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has reported no new cases of the West Nile virus from EU Member States or neighbouring countries this week

A new weapon in the fight against dengue fever

US researchers have discovered a new mechanism for the design of antiviral drugs to combat the virus, which infects hundreds of millions of people every year

Ebola starts spreading again in western DRC

Ebola has started to spread again in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization

China takes precautions after case of bubonic plague confirmed

A city in Inner Mongolia has confirmed a case of bubonic plague, prompting authorities in China to step up precautions

Covid-19: WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir trials

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it is discontinuing the use of both hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir in its Covid-19 treatment trials