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Scientists in London have made important progress in the global battle against leprosy. This ancient disease – still a scourge today – can be avoided, treated, or cured if psychological an

When young mothers die, their children up to the age of ten have a very high risk of dying too. This has been found from research in an area of Bangladesh where around 150,000 births were monitored an

Tens of thousands of injury victims could be saved each year from bleeding to death, according to research just released in the medical journal: The Lancet. Scientist studying 20 000 patients taking p

British children of Indian ethnic origin have fewer mental health problems than the white children they grow up with, according to new research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Vitamin A supplements given to women who are likely to get pregnant does not reduce their risk of maternal mortality, according to a multi-centre study conducted in Ghana over a period of 10 years wit

A simple, affordable, test for kidney disease could save lives according to a massive study combining research from among more than a million people in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. Dorot

The meeting of world experts on malaria — held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — heard about fighting the global battle against malaria with well-organised health systems to d

A special meeting of leading world experts on malaria — held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — heard that eradication of the disease is a viable global goal and that the chall

An international group of scientists has found that one of the common types of malaria parasite — plasmodium ovale — is actually two completely different species, but living side by side in the same h

Big improvements in survival among patients with multiple myeloma were reported at the European Hematology Association annual congress in Barcelona by Greek researchers looking at the past decade of t

Patients in the PRIMA study who had achieved remissions for their follicular lymphoma by means of immunochemotherapy had only half the risk of recurrence if they also received maintenance therapy with

New ways of delivering healthcare — discussed at a conference in London — promise to save millions of lives in poor countries. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine conference entitled