Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, ...

Despite advancements in modern medicine, leprosy remains a persistent public health challenge, particularly in developing nations. The implementation of new ...

In the open-label clinical trial reported here, BDQ4LEP (Pan African Clinical Trials Registry number, PACTR202408643515316), we assessed the bactericidal activity of bedaquiline in 30 patients with ...

Access to treatment for leprosy is essential to global efforts to eliminate leprosy, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Leprosy Day, to be observed on 25 January. Leprosy is an ...

A childhood memory from Rishikesh, a cricketing hero from Australia, and 4,700 kilometres of road - that is what brought ...

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