Leprosy is still present in Malaysia, but it can be easily treated before it reaches the advanced stages with significant ...

Faith leaders have deep and trusted relationships with the communities they serve. They are therefore ideally placed to ...

While many Bible translations translate it as “leprosy,” the translation is incorrect. The biblical term has a broader meaning than what we recognize as leprosy. Tzaraat encompasses various ...

American chemist Alice Ball revolutionized leprosy treatment by making chaulmoogra oil injectable, decades before antibiotics ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disorder, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a typical intracellular pathogen.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis vows to continue producing malaria and leprosy medicines despite global health funding cuts.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis (SIX:NOVN) has reaffirmed its commitment to producing life-saving treatments for malaria ...

A charity worker who had a hip replacement in December 2023 has climbed Snowdon. Rachel Harris, who works as a partnerships ...

The Supreme Court on May 8 directed the States to form a Committee to identify the provisions in their laws, rules, ...