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2 new malaria treatments announced as drug resistance grows
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This October 2024 image provided by Novartis shows GanLum, a new anti-malaria treatment, at a manufacturing facility in Slovenia. - photo by Novartis via AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria’s growing resistance to medication — one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a next-generation treatment. A study of its experimental drug in 12 African countries found it works well against the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria and seems to block spread.