Year: 2023

Stephanie Nolen has covered efforts to fight malaria for more than 25 years. View original article Contributor:

Genetic testing that reveals potential cancer risks or other maladies with no regulatory oversight is among the targets of the agency’s proposed review. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri

Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Malin Fezehai

Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Natalija Gormalova

A different way of thinking about mosquito-borne diseases could save billions of dollars, and end them for good, some health experts believe. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Esther Ruth Mbabazi

Scientists have found a way to inject a bacteria into mosquitoes that neutralizes deadly viruses they carry. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz

With mosquitoes evolving to evade bed nets and common insecticides, scientists are experimenting with new ways to block them. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen

The Biden administration’s prediction of a smooth transition from Medicaid to ACA marketplaces is a reality in a few states — but a myth elsewhere. View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein