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Bedaquiline monotherapy may improve skin lesions in multibacillary leprosy patients, suggests study
A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that by 4 weeks of treatment, bedaquiline monotherapy ...
TheHealthSite19d
Understanding Leprosy: Symptoms, Transmission, And Treatments Available Today
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a serious, infectious chronic disease caused by a harsh bacterial organism called Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy has existed in time unknown and is not ...
Variety3d
‘Sculpted Souls’ Director Stavros Psillakis on Telling the Story of a Swiss Dentist Who Treated People With Leprosy in Greece
The film looks at the history of the Hansenites — individuals affected by Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy — through the story of Swiss dentist Julien Grivel, who treated patients ...
TheCable8d
Nigeria to receive leprosy drugs from WHO after year-long delay
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria during the weekend after a year-long delay.
SunStar19d
DOH opens Hansen’s clinic at JBL hospital
The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Luzon and Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) in the City of San Fernando opened a Hansen’s Clinic insid ...
The News Chronicle8d
WHO to Deliver Leprosy Drugs to Nigeria After Long Delay
Nigeria is set to receive a shipment of leprosy drugs from the World Health Organization (WHO) this weekend after a delay ...