Health

What is Ebola and why is the outbreak in DRC causing so much concern?

What is Ebola and why is the outbreak in DRC causing so much concern?

Strain of virus with no vaccine has potential to overrun response impeded by conflict and misinformation Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are losing their battle to contain the country’s deadliest Ebola outbreak…

15,000 British Residents In Malta Become Eligible To Donate Blood

15,000 British Residents In Malta Become Eligible To Donate Blood

A restriction that prevented people who had lived in the United Kingdom from donating blood in Malta has been lifted, opening the door for thousands of new potential donors. Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ian Borg announced the…

Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’

Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’

Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target study of impacts of racism on brain health A new round of scientific grant cancellations has hit brain health and Alzheimer’s disease research at two leading research…

Africa: Too Young to Ask? Young Researchers Challenge How Africa Talks About Sexuality Education

Africa: Too Young to Ask? Young Researchers Challenge How Africa Talks About Sexuality Education

[allAfrica] Mombasa -- "We wanted honest answers, but many adults thought we were too young to ask the questions."

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Ospital ng Maynila temporarily closes outpatient dept. due to habagat

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Ospital ng Maynila temporarily closes outpatient dept. due to habagat

MANILA, Philippines — The Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center announced the temporary closure of its Outpatient Department (OPD) on Tuesday, Aug. 18, due to inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. The hospital…

How ‘forensic fandom’ in Lindsay Clancy trial threaten postpartum psychosis awareness

How ‘forensic fandom’ in Lindsay Clancy trial threaten postpartum psychosis awareness

Clancy’s live-streamed trial has become fodder for amateur sleuths to push viral conspiracy theories that threaten to undermine efforts to de-stigmatize illness, experts say Meghan Cliffel was riding the subway in New York City in December…

South Africa: 'This Is How We Do It' - 30 Years of Caring For A Son With Cerebral Palsy

South Africa: 'This Is How We Do It' - 30 Years of Caring For A Son With Cerebral Palsy

[Bhekisisa] His wheelchair no longer fits, and the local clinic often runs out of his medicine. Add to that three decades of living with cerebral palsy.

Lifeguards Saves Choking Eight-Year-Old At Ġnejna Bay

Lifeguards Saves Choking Eight-Year-Old At Ġnejna Bay

An eight-year-old boy was rescued by lifeguards after he began choking at Ġnejna Bay earlier today. Lovin Malta is informed that Red Cross lifeguards stationed at the beach acted immediately, successfully clearing the child’s airway and…

Congo-Kinshasa: Health Agencies Fighting Ebola in DR Congo Battle to Win Community Trust

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Agencies fighting the escalating Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) constantly battle to win the trust of local communities, say international groups in the field calling for the protection of…

Bangkok Post

Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever

KINSHASA - A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country's deadliest ever after government figures showed it killed more than 2,300 people in three months.

Bangkok Post

What happens if you need medical care and your Italian doctor is away?

The Local

What happens if you need medical care and your Italian doctor is away?

August in Italy is known as the month when much of the country shuts down. School is out, many businesses shutter for several weeks, and most offices close down – including doctor's surgeries.

The Local

South Africa: 'When She Can't Breathe, I Carry Her' - Living Without Basic Services in Sanco-Ville

[Health-e] Free State. Every time Phumza Manana suffers an asthma attack, her partner, Mhlangabezi Mgibiza has to carry her through the narrow footpaths of Sanco-ville informal settlement to the nearest place an ambulance can reach.