After 150 years of imperfect microscope testing, a portable molecular device now diagnoses tuberculosis in under thirty minutes using sputum or a tongue swab. The World Health Organization has issued its first recommendation for the technology.
The Octopi microscope autonomously analyzes blood samples in minutes, detecting malaria-infected cells among millions. Its creators hope it will accelerate the fight against malaria. From Stanford Report.
2025 was a year filled with conflict, disaster and disease—as well as the work of committed and courageous humanitarians who did everything they could to help. These photos from International Medical Corps highlight the people who made it happen.
How do you solve a healthcare worker shortage while strengthening community ties? San Diego’s Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute, supported by Direct Relief, trains local residents to care for their own neighbors—with 119 graduates since 2023 and counting.
Considered the most destructive in California history, the wildfires decimated entire neighborhoods, leaving thousands of people displaced and in distress. From International Medical Corps.