State pensioners with certain health conditions can get up to £218.40 extra per year from the Department for Work and ...

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

Understanding how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax paves the way for the first effective vaccine against it.

With new funding, America can continue to lead the historic effort to eliminate ancient scourges. Tim Ziemer served as senior ...

For a health facility in northern Togo, effective analysis and use of routine surveillance data can mean the difference between identifying a rise in malaria cases early or only recognizing it once ...

Malaria in pregnancy caused an estimated 2.41 million anaemia cases in 2023, despite preventive treatment reducing burden.

A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia ...

In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down, having to start anew every day. His story captured our ...