Jonathan Lambert
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.
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Researchers are calling for greater recognition of an obscure form of malnutrition-related diabetes. This year, the International Diabetes Federation gave it an official classification.
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The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.
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New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
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New research finds when expectant families in rural Kenya are given $1,000 dollars, infant mortality is cut by half.
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To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.
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The idea of giving people cash, instead of traditional foreign aid like food or shelter, has gotten traction in recent years. Now, the Trump administration threatens to reverse that.
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More than 8,000 have been infected, prompting the government to institute COVID-like restrictions
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A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads Malaria, so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.
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A study finds upticks in malaria after cyclones struck the island, but that vaccination could help mitigate disaster-related spikes.