Health

After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how | Jean Kaseya and Tedros Adhanom…

After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how | Jean Kaseya and Tedros Adhanom…

Ebola is a disease that spreads through communities, so we need to listen to communities if we want to halt its spread Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we go first to listen. In Bunia, we have met dozens…

Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks

Straits Times

Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks

TUNIS, Aug 24 - A hospital in the southern Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane has received at least 19 bodies of migrants recovered from the sea over the past two days, the head of a migrant rights group said on Monday, following the sinking of…

Straits Times

South Africa: Minister Ndabeni Appointed Acting Health Minister

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni as Acting Minister of Health.

New Albufeira dialysis clinic to serve residents and holidaymakers

Portugal Resident

New Albufeira dialysis clinic to serve residents and holidaymakers

A new haemodialysis clinic is being built in Albufeira, expanding treatment capacity for kidney patients in the central Algarve while also providing dialysis for people visiting the region on holiday. The post New Albufeira dialysis clinic…

Portugal Resident

Hong Kong to offer free dental check-ups to preschoolers from September

South China Morning Post

Hong Kong to offer free dental check-ups to preschoolers from September

Hong Kong preschoolers will be offered free dental check-ups starting next month, with more than 70 per cent of the city’s kindergartens already signed up for the new government initiative. The Department of Health announced on Monday the…

South China Morning Post

We did everything possible to save Ogogo — Yayi

We did everything possible to save Ogogo — Yayi

Ogun APC candidate, Solomon Adeola (Yayi), mourns veteran actor Ogogo’s death, revealing he supported the late actor’s medical treatment and care. Read More: https://punchng.com/we-did-everything-possible-to-save-ogogo-yayi/

Cancer exists, keeping quiet is dangerous, Oncologist warns Nigerians

Cancer exists, keeping quiet is dangerous, Oncologist warns Nigerians

An oncologist warns Nigerians about the dangers of keeping quiet about cancer symptoms. Early detection and yearly screening are crucial for survival. Read More…

Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories

Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories

Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts say As the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, starts to wind down, a now…

Yellowknife woman diagnosed with ALS in Alberta after spending thousands to leave territory for specialist treatment

CBC

Yellowknife woman diagnosed with ALS in Alberta after spending thousands to leave territory for specialist treatment

Mary Rose Blackduck was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare nervous system disease that leads to damaged muscles. The typical life expectancy after diagnosis is two to five years.

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Euronews

Dolly Parton shares health update and considers ‘avatar performances’ in future

The 80-year-old country legend has shared an update on her health after being forced to cancel her Vegas residency. She has also said she is considering “avatar performances” in the future...

Euronews

Daily Trust

Tears as Ogogo is laid to rest

Tears and grief enveloped Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites. Family members, friends, sympathisers, fans and colleagues of the…

Daily Trust

South Africa: 21-Year-Old's Crucial Kidney Dialysis Treatment Puts Family Under Financial Strain

[Health-e] At 21, Brandon Booysen from Randfontein in Gauteng is bedridden with end-stage kidney disease and severe bone complications after living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) since childhood.