Health

Namibia: Man dies of Congo fever

A man died in Namibia of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, known as Congo fever, a viral disease that is transmitted by ticks, we learned on...

Zimbabwe confirms 215 cholera cases

Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care on Wednesday,  said at least 215 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases has been recorded since the latest outbreak on...

WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency

The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing...

Healthcare situation in Sudan a “disaster”, according to WHO

As the conflict in Sudan enters its third week the World Health Organisation's regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean alerted for the consequences of...

What to know about the abortion pill mifepristone

The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a decision that could affect access to mifepristone, an abortion pill used in more than...

Cause of grey hair may be ‘stuck’ cells, say scientists

US scientists believe they may have uncovered why hair turns grey as we age, citing pigment-making cells which lose the ability to mature. The...

Health Care: Can gene editing kill deadly diseases?

Two clinics sit adjacent to one another in a new hospital in a medium-sized city in the developed world. In one, a family waits for...

UN alerts for potential cholera outbreaks after cyclone Freddy

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has alerted for the increased risk of cholera following the devastation caused by cyclone Freddy...

Just In: Marburg virus kills 5 in Tanzania

Tanzania's health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg disease. Health Minister Ummy...

UK inflation rate surprisingly jumps to 10.4 percent in February

Inflation in the United Kingdom unexpectedly rose to 10.4 percent in February, pushed up by higher food prices and pricier drinks in restaurants, official...

‘Patients were screaming’: Panic as quake hits northwest Pakistan

Muhammed Zubair Khan was buying groceries at a shop in Abbottabad city in northwest Pakistan when he felt the ground shaking. “The shopkeeper suddenly started...

A nurse on the picket lines in the UK

When Lisa Jeffery was 21, she was rushed to the hospital, experiencing excruciating pain in her pelvis. She was suffering from an ectopic pregnancy...

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