Scientists have created the first new anti-malaria drug in quarter of a century in a bid to cut out resistance to existing treatments. Researchers found their new treatment has a “very high cure rate” ...
A new study led by Menzies School of Health Research has provided further insight into the cost-effectiveness of a new malaria medication, tafenoquine, to treat vivax malaria. Researchers used a ...
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 ...
Landmark findings from a major malaria clinical trial led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and international ...
Does taking folic acid (folate) supplements affect the risk or severity of malaria infection amongst people who are taking (antifolate) medications to prevent or treat malaria, in areas where malaria ...
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 ...
FILE - This file photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a feeding female Anopheles stephensi mosquito crouching forward and downward on her forelegs on a human ...
Young children in sub-Saharan Africa often become severely anaemic as consequence of a malaria infection. Treating them requires blood transfusions and they must stay hospitalized for several days.
Malaria remains a major health challenge in Ghana, with treatment costs between GH¢200-800, highlighting disparities for NHIS ...
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 ...
The single-dose medication, for treatment of a particular form of malaria, is a new weapon in the war against the deadly illness. By Apoorva Mandavilli Australian regulators have approved a simple ...