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Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent

27 octobre 2025 à 03:43
A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease’s return.

© Brian Otieno for The New York Times

Dr. Mohamud Omar, a pediatrician examining a child’s tonsils in the diphtheria ward of Demartino Public Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, last month.

In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield

25 octobre 2025 à 00:01
Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.

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A study in Uganda found that treated baby wraps dramatically reduced malaria infections in the young children carried in them — 66 percent fewer cases among those children compared with babies in untreated wraps.
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