A woman explains to villagers of Mekemeke, Mpumalanga how to purify water with chlorine to prevent cholera outbreaks, after floods which severely affected several municipalities in Mpumalanga, on February 16, 2023. Picture: AFP Thu 30 March 2023: The Department of Health has expressed concern at the increasing number of locally acquired indigenous cholera cases following […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: The cholera outbreak in eastern and southern Africa isn’t just an outbreak — it’s an emergency for children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday. In a statement, UNICEF called for flexible funding to help not just protect more children and communities in need but devise more resilient systems to protect children in the future. “For children, […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that additional COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are no longer recommended for regular, medium-risk adults because the benefit is marginal. There is no risk in having additional jabs for people who have had their primary vaccination course and one booster dose, according to the WHO’s […]
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Thu 23 March 2023: On the 24th of March each year, we take the time to observe World TB Day to raise awareness and increase action towards overcoming this diseases globally. Let’s understand the history, significance and theme of the this day. Along with this, let’s understand how certain lifestyle changes can lower our risk […]
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Thu 23 March 2023: Post-coronavirus has more physical effects on women than men, particularly creating respiratory and cardiovascular complications in the following weeks, according to a recent study conducted by a Bangladeshi research organization. The study, titled “Features and risk factors of post-COVID-19 syndrome: Findings from a longitudinal study in Bangladesh,” is the first of […]
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Wed 22 March 2023: Four in 10 NHS hospitals in England are using outdated medical equipment including 37-year-old X-ray machines, according to research from the Lib Dems, who are calling for extra funding to replace outdated devices. NHS hospitals are using hundreds of old X-ray machines, CT scanners and radiotherapy machines, with some dating back […]
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Aspergillus fumigatus growing on a petri dish. Photo: Jan-Peter Kasper, University of Jena. (FILE) Tue 21 March 2023: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is monitoring the fungus, has warned that a mysterious and deadly infection known as Candida auris is rapidly spreading across the USA. The development comes on the […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: Hundreds of new proteins discovered by a team led by Turkish scientist, Mine Koprulu, in the UK have become a beacon of hope in the development of new treatment methods and drugs for many metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and multiple sclerosis (MS), Anadolu News Agency reports. Gates Cambridge, which offers scholarships to […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: The Israeli Health Ministry reported a new coronavirus variant on Friday. Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, this new variant has taken the world by surprise. According to local media reports, two people returning from abroad were infected with the new Covid variant. Upon their return to Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, the […]
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A small round melanoma cell at the top and a large, flat melanoma cell underneath it. Credit: Professor Chris Bakal, the ICR. Wed 15 March 2023: The total cost of cancer to the global economy will reach 25.2 trillion international dollars between 2020 and 2050, according to a recent report published in JAMA Oncology. The study […]
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