Malaria continues to be a global challenge to population health, and the scale of the problem is driven by a lack of trained personnel and equipment to speed up diagnostic processes in resource-limited settings. The development of applications and processes to automate malaria diagnosis may circumvent this hurdle, allowing for more rapid treatment of patients. Catherine Dominic 12 Feb 2021 Right posterolateral view of a mosquito, which had landed on the skin of a photographer, willing to allow this hungry female to touch down in order to capture this picture. Credit: Kay DeWitt/CDC (https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=21021) In 2019, official WHO reports stated ...

Access to health insurance and health care are critical for people living in rural communities, where the safety net is fragile. However, rural communities face challenges as they enroll uninsured people in the health insurance marketplace, educate newly insured individuals on how to use insurance, and coordinate care for those who remain uninsured. Prior to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), the percentage of the population that was uninsured was growing faster in North Carolina than in the rest of the country. To help address the issue, The Duke Endowment convened health care ...