When two children were diagnosed with leprosy in 2021, ... Another urged everyone to have their skin rashes checked right away, to be sure what it is so they can get treatment.

Leprosy, as Oliver Basciano notes in his fascinating and humane book Outcast, is more than an illness. It’s a byword, a “cultural artefact” that functions as “a receptacle for nightmares and prejudice ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, has long been poorly understood. In the Bible, it is portrayed as a divine punishment for sin. It was not until 1873 that Gerhard Armauer Hansen, a ...

The family of a restaurateur who “very likely” died from medication she received for a skin rash are suing the doctor who prescribed the treatment for alleged negligence.

GP is sued by restaurateur’s family over alleged negligence following skin-rash fatality Restaurateur Poh Kwai Tan died aged 47 after being prescribed leprosy medication Dr Anas Mansour of the ...

For five decades people were forced to live on an island off the Queensland coast. They were not going there for treatment, but rather to be isolated after being diagnosed with leprosy.

Standard treatment for multibacillary leprosy is multidrug therapy consisting of dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine, with a recommended treatment duration of 12 months. 4 Challenges include ...

Samuel Bagonza, the tuberculosis and leprosy focal person in the district, reported cases of individuals with leprosy who have disappeared without a trace due to the stigma surrounding the disease.

A rash 'migrated' across a man's body from his anus This age-old neglected tropical disease , which is still present in more than 120 countries , is now a growing challenge in parts of North America.

As Nigeria joins the global community today to mark the 2024 World Leprosy Day, medical experts say the disease is still a major problem in the country, estimating that over 2,000 cases are ...

Leprosy patients have been left in limbo by the post-coup healthcare collapse, and experts say an apparent decrease in numbers reflects dwindling state capacity, not fewer patients. By MOE THAW DAR ...