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GanLum: New Malaria Drug to Counter Artemisinin Resistance

Patients who are infected with malaria and dengue virus receive treatment in an isolation ward at a hospital in Pakistan. Drugs known as artemisinins have been remarkably effective in helping malaria patients recover but there's concern that the malaria parasite is developing resistance.

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Marion Nestle: SNAP, Supermarkets and the Triple-Duty Diet

Nutrition policy expert Marion Nestle says that when she wrote her first book, Food Politics, in 2002, people often asked her what food had to do with politics. "Nobody asks

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Fair Doses: Lessons from the COVAX Vaccine Rollout

Seth Berkley, former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, recounts the inside story of efforts to expand COVID-19 vaccine access in his new book, Fair Doses, and lays out lessons for doing better next time.

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FDA Removes Black Box Warnings on Menopause Hormones

The Food and Drug Administration says it is removing the black box safety warnings from all hormone therapy creams, pills and other treatments prescribed to ease the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.

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Why defining ultra-processed foods is so divisive

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier