Understanding the health issues set to dominate 2026
What are the main challenges in global health this year? We reached out to experts to highlight the…
Limited healthcare access leaves Makoko dependent on alternative medicine for malaria
The lagoon in Makoko, one of Nigeria’s largest informal settlements, commonly referred to as Nigeria’s Venice, lay so…
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2025
You have full access to this article via your institution. Download the Nature Podcast 24 December 2025 In…
Right-handed helical motion of malaria parasites revealed
With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito…
Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis
A major retrospective study shows that people with blood group A face a higher likelihood of autoimmune liver…
Team cracks mystery of malaria’s ‘dancing’ crystals
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Malaria healthcare service utilization before, during, and 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 sub-Saharan African countries using Generalized Estimating Equation | Malaria Journal
Study design and data source Longitudinal study was conducted using secondary data drawn from two survey datasets: ‘Premise…
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…
Determinants of timely malaria treatment among under-five children attending public health facilities in Kisumu East sub-county, Kenya: a health facility-based cross-sectional study | Malaria Journal
Conceptual framework This study employed Levesque et al. Conceptual Framework for Patient-centred access to health to define access…
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…
Health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are experiencing shortages of medicines as a…
PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas
The Best Buys for Disease Elimination is a practical, evidence-based guide to the most effective actions for…