South Africa: At Least 116 Children Died From Malnutrition in the Eastern Cape in One Year
Conference on hunger hears there's more than enough food. Policy failures by both government and corporations are causing hunger. ...
Somalia: Somalia's Health Sector in Crisis - FMs Health Ministries Suspend Cooperation With FGs
Mogadishu -- In a significant development within Somalia's healthcare governance, health ministries from several Federal Member States have suspended cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Health. ...
Nigeria: Nigeria - Protecting the Vulnerable On the Path to Progress
Abuja, Nigeria -- Returning to Nigeria after five years, I was struck by the changes - both the challenges and the opportunities. To better understand these dynamics, I have been undertaking visits to states across Nigeria. ...
9 out of 10 voters support real hospital, insurer price transparency: Poll
Nearly all participants in a new bipartisan survey of likely voters said they support the federal government requiring true price transparency from hospitals and health insurance providers. Among those surveyed, 92 percent said they would strongly or somewhat
Alzheimer's Q&A: Catholic organization adapts the Beatitudes with caregivers in mind
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Missouri Patient Hospitalized With Bird Flu Had No Known Contact With Animals
MONDAY, Sept. 9 , 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a Missouri resident who had no known contact with dairy cows, poultry or wild birds, U.S. health officials report. ...
Vaping Could Make Young Adults Physically Weaker
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'Night Owls' More Prone to Type 2 Diabetes
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Calls for Great Ormond Street to release report into 'rogue' surgeon after probe launched
Patients suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ after being treated by Yaser Jabbar ...
Health of jailed Jordan journalist Hassan Al-Zoubi deteriorates
Jordanian human rights activists have raised concerns about the health of detained journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi, who requires urgent medical attention in prison. Al-Zoubi has complained about his diabetes while held in the overcrowded Marka Prison, located
PhilHealth denies removal of 30m individuals, members from coverage
State-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. on Monday
‘74% of world deaths are due to non-communicable diseases’
He made this statement on Friday, 6 September 2024, at a briefing on RAID-The Gambia’s Project on trans-fatty acid foods, which aims to examine the country’s food landscape. "It used to be only infectious diseases, but now it's even more non-communicable
Trust in Government Assurance of Food Safety Hits Record Low
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans’ confidence in the federal government’s ability to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply has reached a record low in Gallup’s trend dating back to 1999. The 57% of U.S. adults who now say they have a
Why Utah’s hospital capacity lags behind nearly every other state
This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab.
Mpox vaccines arrive in Congo
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A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in