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Single-dose malaria treatment using four drugs achieves high cure rates in clinical trial

Hundreds of malaria patients participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial in Gabon in West Africa were cured via a single dose of a treatment that utilizes four widely available malaria drugs, according to a new study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

12 Nov 2025

Egypt achieves milestone in eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR). It is the seventh country in WHO EMR to achieve this milestone.

12 Nov 2025

Clinical trial confirms ivermectin safety in very young children down to 5 kg

Millions of very young children currently excluded from treatment with the drug ivermectin could be safely included in ongoing campaigns against challenging and often neglected tropical diseases such as intestinal worms, scabies and river blindness, according to results from a clinical trial presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

10 Nov 2025

Experimental intranasal vaccine triggers broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) reported encouraging results from an early phase clinical trial that found an experimental intranasal vaccine triggered a broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1 "bird flu".

6 Nov 2025

Johns Hopkins study reveals enzyme that shields neurons from oxidative stress

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the yellow pigment bilirubin.

3 Nov 2025

Scripps Research scientists receive NIH grant to unlock long-term HIV protection

Nearly 40 years after HIV was first identified, the virus continues its devastating march across the globe. Today, 38 million people live with HIV, and each year brings 1.5 million new infections and 650,000 more deaths-while nearly 10 million people still lack access to life-saving medicines.

31 Oct 2025

Global study suggests potential for universal vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae

A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts say.

31 Oct 2025

WHO condemns violence amid escalating crisis in North Darfur's El Fasher

The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the reported killing of more than 460 patients and their companions, as well as the abduction of six health workers, on 28 October from the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher.

30 Oct 2025

Plant-based diets could curb climate change and infectious diseases, experts say

A new review in Open Forum Infectious Diseases links animal agriculture to climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and infectious disease spread. The authors urge healthcare providers to promote plant-based diets as a practical step to protect planetary and public health.

28 Oct 2025

Using AI and citizen science for vector-borne disease surveillance

Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi - an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito - ever detected in Madagascar.

28 Oct 2025

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

Researchers compiled the first global database tracing how, when, and where non-native mosquito species that transmit human diseases have spread and established. The study reveals accelerating introductions since 1950, driven by trade, transport, and socio-environmental factors, highlighting actionable hotspots for global surveillance.

23 Oct 2025

US funding cuts threaten decades of progress in pediatric tuberculosis

A new study projects that US funding cuts to global health aid will have a catastrophic effect on pediatric TB, with children in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia likely to experience a significant spike in preventable cases and deaths over the next decade-even by the most conservative estimates-unless funding is restored.

21 Oct 2025

Global leaders unite to invest in health for economic growth

The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition.

17 Oct 2025

Montreal chemists develop fast DNA-based sensor for drug monitoring

Chemists at Université de Montréal have developed "signaling cascades" made with DNA molecules to report and quantify the concentration of various molecules in a drop of blood, all within 5 minutes.

16 Oct 2025

New insights into malaria proteins offer pathway to blocking parasite transmission

Using millions of microscope images magnified up to 130,000 times, researchers from Radboud university medical center and Toronto have unraveled the structure of two key proteins in the malaria parasite.

10 Oct 2025

PAHO concludes 62nd Directing Council with Strategic Plan 2026-2031 for healthier Americas

The 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded today, setting a bold agenda to address pressing health challenges across the Americas through the approval of the PAHO Strategic Plan 2026-2031 and key resolutions aimed at expanding access to high-cost high price health technologies, and preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

6 Oct 2025

PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas

During a briefing session at the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), officials presented a new technical tool to help countries in the Region of the Americas accelerate the elimination of more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions.

6 Oct 2025

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

Single-dose malaria treatment using four drugs achieves high cure rates in clinical trial

Egypt achieves milestone in eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

Clinical trial confirms ivermectin safety in very young children down to 5 kg

Experimental intranasal vaccine triggers broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1

Johns Hopkins study reveals enzyme that shields neurons from oxidative stress

Scripps Research scientists receive NIH grant to unlock long-term HIV protection

Global study suggests potential for universal vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae

WHO condemns violence amid escalating crisis in North Darfur's El Fasher

Plant-based diets could curb climate change and infectious diseases, experts say

Using AI and citizen science for vector-borne disease surveillance

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

US funding cuts threaten decades of progress in pediatric tuberculosis

Global leaders unite to invest in health for economic growth

Montreal chemists develop fast DNA-based sensor for drug monitoring

New insights into malaria proteins offer pathway to blocking parasite transmission

PAHO concludes 62nd Directing Council with Strategic Plan 2026-2031 for healthier Americas

PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas

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