As malaria cases and deaths rise worldwide and resistance threatens current treatments and prevention tools, eliminating malaria will require a combination of strategies rather than relying on a single solution, according to a new review by George Washington University global health expert Nirbhay Kumar.

West African laboratory scientists called on governments Friday to strengthen capacity to detect disease outbreaks to avoid another major outbreak, saying health systems across the region are becoming weaker.

Bereaved relatives and mental health specialists are trying to start a conversation about suicide in Argentina as more people than ever are choosing to end their own lives.

Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue fever in decades, and the toll now includes a death.

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Pioneering research shows that the brains of people who are deaf from an early age rewire to see more of what is happening in their visual periphery, new research has revealed.

A new study from La Trobe University has identified significant gaps in HIV testing, diagnosis and prevention that are leaving some people vulnerable to infection, despite major advances in treatment and care.

Creatine has become one of the most talked-about supplements for building muscle, boosting performance and supporting healthy aging. New research from Texas A&M University suggests its potential benefits may be especially relevant as maintaining muscle becomes more important with age.

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood.

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Summary: In pharmacies across India, one salt of a particular medication is priced around 80% more than another. Same salt but different brands and thus different prices. And have you pondered why? Practically, there shouldn’t be any reason why the same chemical should be priced more than 80% on medicines, but if we tend to […]

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