Malaria is a major health problem in many parts of the world; nearly half a million people die from malaria, and another 220 million are infected every year. Mosquitoes spread the disease through ...

Infectious disease experts recommend Sarasota area residents take protective measures after two confirmed local cases of malaria were identified here, but said they should not be alarmed. Health ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on June 26, 2023, that five cases of locally transmitted malaria had been identified – four in Florida and one in Texas – since May 2023. These ...

Longtime critics of Bill and Melinda Gates raise questions about the malaria data the couple cite as part of their effort to promote U.S. foreign spending on global health, notes The Chronicle’s Give ...

Bill and Melinda Gates continue to cite questionable malaria data as part of their new effort to promote U.S. foreign spending on global health, say William Easterly and Laura Fresch, of New York ...

During Africa’s dry season, when mosquitoes are scarce, malaria parasites in human blood turn their genes on and off to keep numbers low so infection doesn’t set off alarm bells for the immune system, ...

The ‘mosquito factory’ breeding genetically-engineered insects to fight malaria - IN FOCUS: Malaria cases have skyrocketed in ...

Ghana has taken a remarkable step in the fight against malaria by becoming the first country in the world to approve the R21/Matrix-M vaccine. It’s poised to be highly effective in young children from ...

In February, scientists started releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes in a high-security laboratory in Terni, Italy. NPR was the only news organization allowed into the lab to witness the first ...

There is no proof that any drug can cure or prevent infection with the coronavirus. But in the face of an exploding pandemic with a frightening death toll, people are desperate for a bit of hope, a ...