Health & Wellness
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according...
Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases
In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread...
As virus spreads ‘freely’ COVID-19 ‘nowhere near over’
Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers but also triggering an “increasing trend of deaths”,...
Ghana prepares for possible first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the...
Monkeypox On the Rise in Africa, United States and Europe – says WHO
With rising cases of Monkeypox not only in Africa but also in the United States and Europe, the world is now experiencing shivering fears...
Easier, early cervical cancer testing to save lives
by Alex Whiting
Prevention and the HPV vaccine is helping to reduce the numbers of women dying with cervical cancer but new portable screening kits and...
Lost for words – the devastation caused by aphasia
by Vittoria D’Alessio
Aphasia is a devastating diagnosis that affects your ability to speak or understand language. It’s a little-known condition that effects 300 000 Europeans...
Why Students Should Have Sports Pauses Between Lectures
Including physical activities and exercise in your day can provide some great benefits. As a student, you may have a busy schedule that can...
Monkeypox virus testing for 20 African Union Member States
With rising cases of Monkypox virus in Africa, the Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) have...
COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, said the UN health agency chief on...