Health

Nafisa Ali treks at 11,000 ft. amid cancer battle: ‘Made me feel brand new after surgery’

Africa: WHO Urges Scale Up of Newborn Screening to Improve Early Detection and Care of Birth Defects

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children.

Uganda: Unsafe Abortions Continue to Claim Lives As Experts Call for Better Reproductive Health Education

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- At the age of 16, Sharon Namyalo found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy while still in secondary school. Fearful of her parents' reaction and the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy, she turned…

Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones

That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.

NAHCON Concludes Return Airlift of Nigerian Pilgrims, Begins 2027 Hajj Preparations

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has officially concluded the return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the 2026 Hajj exercise, marking the end of a major national operation that saw the…

What Manning Up is Costing Men

Every June, the world spends one Sunday celebrating fathers. Cards are bought. Phones ring. The men who raised us are told that they are appreciated. Then comes Monday. Everything goes back to normal. Back to silence. Back to the idea that…

Israeli Soldiers Fatally Shoot 2 People in Southern Lebanon, Health Officials Say

The shooting came a day after Israeli troops began operating under new orders intended to reduce the risk of flare-ups in its conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.

Joe Manganiello Shares Yearslong Illnesses "Attacked" His Skin & Eyes

Joe Manganiello is looking back at a difficult chapter. The True Blood alum shared a rare glimpse into navigating his nearly decade-long health battle due to autoimmune-related illnesses while in...

Tasmanian devils, swift parrots, black swans: the animals at risk if bird flu takes off in Australia

Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at ‘very high risk’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 150 of Australia’s native and unique bird species…

Labor’s tax deal with the Greens is a crucial win – but its NDIS changes could pay the price

The victory may have dinged Labor’s chances of easily passing its significant cost-cutting reforms to the NDIS through the Senate in August Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The government scored a crucial win on…

How worried should we be about bird flu? – podcast

Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever closer. And now it’s here, on the last continent to be hit. Birds have been…

The Fitbit Air takes a smarter approach to the AI health dumpster fire

Google Health Coach seems to think I'm on the verge of physical collapse. My sleep is not where it needs to be, hence my unimpressive readiness score. My heart rate variability, a measure of how recovered I am, is below baseline. I'm…