NAIROBI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday that the response to the outbreak of the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar, has been intensified amid 25 ...

While still in nursing school, he witnessed the heartbreaking reality of patients arriving at hospitals too late for treatment.

Kala-azar is also known as visceral leishmaniasis. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the disease is ...

The Wajir County government has launched an emergency response plan to contain a deadly outbreak of Kala-azar, a parasitic ...

A deadly Kala-azar outbreak in Wajir has claimed 18 lives and infected over 500 people in three months. Health officials have ...

Novartis’s (NVS) parasite-selective proteasome inhibitor with potent activity against kinetoplastid parasites was granted FDA orphan ...

Adolescents may be less likely to show hyperactivity, although symptoms of inattentiveness and impulsivity often continue. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental ...

To make a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, doctors can use several different blood tests. You’ll typically need to be tested at least twice to confirm a diagnosis. Most people are tested for diabetes ...

U.S.A.I.D. Global Health The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease ...

Its visible symptoms and impact on physical appearance can lead to social rejection, stigma, and discrimination for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. It is a public health and social problem in ...

The Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) was the technique chosen to test for IgG class antibodies in the serum samples, using Rabbit FITC-conjugated anti-horse IgG F7759 (whole molecule) (Sigma ...

The treatment, tenecteplase (sold as TNKase), delivers a single five-second IV shot, making it a faster, easier option. TNKase was initially approved in 2000 to reduce the risk of death from acute ...