What Pakistan’s leprosy success can teach its polio eradication program
A comment article argues that Pakistan's low-cost, civil-society-led leprosy program, which has cut new cases by more than three-quarters since ...
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Why Leprosy Care Comes Late in Tanzania: Stigma, Witchcraft Beliefs and Failing Clinics
A qualitative study in Tanzania traces how witchcraft beliefs, stigma and health-system failures combine to delay leprosy diagnosis and treatment.
In Brazil’s Leprosy Heartland, a Hidden Web of Neglected Infections Comes to Light
A cross-sectional study of 1,311 people in Minas Gerais, Brazil, reveals a heavy overlapping burden of leprosy exposure and parasitic ...
Leprosy Cases Rising in Rural Tanzania After 25 Years of Declining Global Numbers
A 25-year analysis of 801 leprosy cases at Tanzania's Nazareti Leprosy Center reveals rising notifications, growing multibacillary disease, and increasing ...
Cured but Not Free: Leprosy Survivors in Ghana Still Face Supernatural Fear and Hidden Fees
A qualitative study of persons cured of leprosy in Ghana's Godokpe community reveals persistent supernatural beliefs, uneven stigma reduction, pluralistic ...
Common Arthritis Drug Fails to Ease Severe Leprosy Complication in Global Trial
An international randomised trial found that adding weekly oral methotrexate to prednisolone did not reduce flares or steroid requirements in ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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