Malaria
Yellow Fever Epidemic in Angola Poses a Global Threat
Angola is in the grips of a health crisis, with malaria deaths surging and a yellow fever epidemic also spreading — and being carried by travelers to countries as far away as China.
If We Can Make a Zika Vaccine, Why Can't We Make One for Malaria?
Developing a malaria vaccine is a feat that faces both technical and financial challenges.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, millions of leaked papers reveal how the rich and powerful hide their wealth, Trump says he wants to sell off $16 trillion worth of government assets to eliminate the national debt, and more.
'Monkey Malaria' Is Poised To Become More Deadly—and More Transmissible
Development and deforestation are helping push a once-mellow form of malaria into virulence.
Here's Why It's a Very Bad Idea to Wipe Mosquitoes Off the Face of the Earth
For humans, it's likely the most lethal animal in the world, spreading malaria, Zika, dengue, and other fatal diseases, but killing off all the world's species of mosquitoes would likely have far reaching consequences.
Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably a Bad Idea
Hint: no one knows for sure what the consequences would be.
'Vast Majority' of Child and Adolescent Deaths Worldwide Are Preventable
Although some countries are making progress toward lower childhood mortality, others are failing to reduce preventable deaths from diarrheal disease, respiratory illnesses, and neonatal conditions, according a new report.
How Drug-Resistant Parasites in Asia Could Lead to a Global Comeback for Malaria
Experts studying malaria in southeast Asia say the deadly parasite is once again growing resistant to current treatments, a development that could lead to 'catastrophic consequences.'
London's Subterranean Mosquito Lab
Deep under London's streets, scientists are fighting to defeat one of nature's most prolific killers.
Scientists Just Genetically Modified a Mosquito to Be Malaria Resistant
The mosquito's system turns on the malaria bug — and the insect can pass the genetic trait on to successive generations.
Inside London’s Underground Mosquito Lab
Motherboard visits the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to test out some mosquito repellents.
A Belgian Nonprofit Is Using Giant Rats to Sniff Out Landmines
Trained to detect the smell of TNT, the rats have cleared over 13,000 landmines so far.