Malaria may have shaped early human life across Africa far earlier than once thought, steering where people could safely live ...

Severe childhood malaria is linked to long-term cognitive impairment, according to a new study from Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators at Makerere University in ...

When a stranger from Spain called Cassidy Rist in her first months at Virginia Tech, she almost didn't take the meeting. The caller was Carlos Chaccour, a physician at the University of Navarra who ...

Amid global disorder and heightened demands for reform, the campaign for the next director general of the world’s health ...

A 27-year-old mother with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia shares her heartbreaking story of fighting for survival and her plea for ...

A team at Portland State University is leading research on a new drug showing promise to treat one of the deadliest diseases ...

Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

Roughly three-quarters of American workers plan to work for pay after they retire, according to the 2026 Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. But only 31% of ...

A randomized rollout of a malaria vaccine across Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi has produced a stunning drop in child deaths. The ...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that the mass administration of ivermectin—a drug once known for treating river blindness and scabies—can significantly reduce malaria transmission when used in ...

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