Wed 30 October 2024: The use of digital media is rapidly increasing among young people, leading to cognitive decline and mental fatigue. According to researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital in the U.S., this process is referred to as ‘Problematic Interactive Media Use’ and negatively affects the attention, memory, and cognitive performance of young people. Research […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: A new study indicates that excessive alcohol consumption can disrupt the heart’s normal rhythm, leading to arrhythmias. These findings heighten concerns about the negative health effects of heavy drinking. Conducted in Germany, the research builds on previous studies examining how alcohol accelerates and irregularizes heartbeats. To provide more insight into the long-known “holiday […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned about existing challenges in mpox surveillance as the number of cases since this year have surpassed 45,000. During an online media briefing Thursday evening, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said that since the beginning of this year, a total […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: A severe outbreak of E. Coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has expanded to 75 reported cases, mainly in the western United States, authorities said Friday. The number of hospitalizations has risen to 22, though no additional deaths have been reported beyond that of an elderly patient in Colorado, according to the Food and […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales beginning in June next year, according to authorities, as part of an initiative to protect children’s health and address environmental concerns. The British government is set to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England from next […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Africa has recorded 134 new polio cases in at least seven counties, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, in a message to mark World Polio Day 2024 said the circulating variant polio type 2 has been found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: China’s National Health Commission (NHC) published its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, with more than half of China’s adults already overweight and obese, and the rate expected to keep rising. The guidelines, made public on Oct 17, come as China experiences an upward morbidity trend of its overweight […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: There is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of available published evidence worldwide. Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been a corresponding increase in the incidence of brain cancers, the review, […]
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Sat 19 October 2024: Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness. Globally, one in ten people are affected by food-borne diseases each year. Antonina Mutoro, a nutrition researcher at the African Population and Health Research Center, explains […]
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Peng Zheng shows off the heart of the blood test, chip with a groundbreaking nanostructured surface on which blood is tested. IMAGE CREDIT: WILL KIRK / JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Fri 18 October 2024: Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a fast and accurate blood test capable of diagnosing heart attacks within minutes. This innovative test has the potential to save lives […]
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