Fri 03 March 2023: More than 50% of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report. According to the World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas, 51 percent of the world’s population, or more than four billion people, will be obese or overweight within the next 12 […]
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Thu 02 March 2023: Toilet paper is an unexpected source of potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in wastewater across the globe and could be leaching into soils via sewage, a new study on Wednesday said. “Forever chemicals”, or PFAS, are found in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and waterproof clothing. They have been linked to several types of […]
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Mon 27 February 2023: We always hear that consuming too much salt is bad for your health, yet too little salt might be harmful as well, particularly for patients with heart failure, according to a new study. According to the research published on Healthday, which cross-analyzed nine different studies, it has been determined that the […]
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Mon 27 February 2023: Investigations into the origins of a virus that has now killed nearly 7 million people have been hampered by politics and a lack of access and transparency. COVID-19 was probably the result of a leak from a laboratory, according to a newly updated classified report from the United States Department of […]
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Mon 20 February 2023: The health ministry of Japan has advised nurseries all around the nation to discard dirty diapers on-site rather than sending the children back home with them. The choice was made in response to concerns from parents who complain that having to bring dirty diapers home is a hassle. The government will […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: A new study has claimed that the face masks which was worn by people round the clock to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus did ‘little to nothing’ to stop the transmission. A new scientific review titled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses” claimed that the face masks […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his family says, nearly a year after the Die Hard franchise star retired from acting because aphasia had hampered his cognitive abilities. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: […]
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Wed 15 February 2023: South Africa is joining the global community to observe International Childhood Cancer Day to raise awareness and improve understanding of childhood cancer. International Childhood Cancer Day is observed annually across the world on February 15, with this year’s campaign observed under the #ThroughTheirHands theme, which focuses on paying tribute to the […]
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Mon 13 February 2023: Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday to protest what they say is the crumbling public healthcare system in the region of Madrid. Government figures estimate that around 250,000 participated in the protest, while organizers claimed up to a million people took part to […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: A new three-paper series published in The Lancet has called for a clampdown on the formula milk industry’s marketing tactics, calling them “exploitative”. The paper says that misleading claims and political interference need to be tackled on an urgent basis as these seriously jeopardise the health and rights of women and […]
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