Tue 27 December 2022: Japan has approved a blood test kit to measure Alzeihmers, which affects millions of individuals worldwide, according to a statement from the manufacturer Sysmex Corporation on Thursday. The company is working to create a kit that is affordable, can detect the accumulation of a protein to treat the disease, and can […]
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Sun 25 December 2022: Researchers in Israel have come up with an artificial intelligence tool capable of analysing ECG tests and predicting heart failure with an unprecedented accuracy rate. According to the Times of Israel, the technology is currently being used for patients who suffer from myositis — a condition which significantly increase the risk […]
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Sat 24 December 2022: In January, British health workers will begin a new round of strikes as their ongoing pay and conditions dispute with the government is expected to go until 2023. Following a two-day walkout in December, thousands of nurses will strike once more on January 18 and 19, the Royal College of Nursing […]
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Fri 23 December 2022: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced on Friday that measles cases continue to soar across the country. According to the latest data, South Africa has recorded 227 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles cases for specimens collected between 8 October and 17 December across all provinces. Statistics show that 216 laboratory-confirmed […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: According to Dr. Vincent Candrawinata, a health and wellness expert and researcher at the University of Newcastle, NSW, all obese Santas should be prohibited from shopping malls because they convey the incorrect message and encourage binge eating. According to him, being overweight has nothing to do with happiness, and all amusement […]
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Tue 20 December 2022: Tuesday saw a strike by nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland over issues of pay and patient safety in a long-running dispute with the government. The latest developments come in a month that has been peppered with strike action across the UK, including by NHS staff including ambulance workers, as […]
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Wed 14 December 2022: A unique proposal to phase out tobacco use in New Zealand was approved into law on Tuesday, prohibiting young people from ever purchasing smokes. Tobacco cannot ever be sold to anyone who was born on or after January 1, 2009, according to the legislation. It implies that the legal smoking age […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: The British statistics body ONS said on Thursday that there were more deaths in the United Kingdom in 2021 as a result of excessive alcohol use than ever before. The Covid-19 pandemic, which saw heavy drinkers consume more more alcohol than in previous years, is likely to blame for this, according […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: The availability of condoms for those between the ages of 18 and 25 will soon be made free, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who made the announcement on Thursday (December 8). The step is being taken to stop the spread of sexually transmitted illnesses and prevent unintended pregnancies (STDs). Macron […]
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Wed 07 December 2022: Mosquitoes are known for hunting down their preferred ‘human snacks’ through CO2 exhalations, body heat, and odour. But, some of us often complain of getting more than our fair share of bites. There are numerous theories on why mosquitoes may prefer some humans over others — blood type, blood sugar level, […]
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