WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A cancer drug repurposed to treat malaria has been shown to be nearly 100% effective in helping defeat the disease in just three days, according to the results of a Phase 2 ...

An experimental antibody treatment prevented malaria in the majority of participants in a small but important new study, providing a measure of hope in the effort to lower the burden of the disease ...

Malaria can be a potentially fatal disease especially when caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Treatment should be initiated as soon as possible after diagnosis is made. Treatment can be both by oral ...

The first-ever treatment for malaria in young babies and infants has been approved. On Tuesday, Novartis announced it had received approval for the treatment, Coartem Baby (known as Riamet Baby in ...

NEW YORK — Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria’s growing resistance to medication — one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis ...

Professor Sir Nick White, who has died of cancer aged 74, was an expert on tropical diseases and played a leading role in ...

AS: Artesunate; DALY: Disability adjusted life year; ICER: Incremental cost–effectiveness ratio; IPTc: Intermittent preventive treatment in children; IPTi: Intermittent preventive treatment in infants ...

A new WWARN meta-analysis commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) which informed a change to its treatment guidelines has been published in The Lancet. The study provides compelling ...

Malaria remains a major health challenge in Ghana, with treatment costs between GH¢200-800, highlighting disparities for NHIS patients and uninsured families.

When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and ...