Health

KP hospitals ordered to abolish self-created posts

PESHAWAR: Health department has expressed concerns over self-created posts at hospitals and asked the administrators to do away with such positions immediately as these have not been reflected in the budgetary book. A notification, issued by the office of director-general…

⚡Spinal Defect of 23-Year-Old Maldivian Cured Through Rare Surgery at Private Hospital in Kerala

The 23-year-old patient from Maldives Mohamad Raishan Ahmed, son of Ahmed Muhamad and Aminath Ibrahim was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type 2, a rare hereditary genetic condition in which muscles throughout the body are weakened because the nerve…

CDC Urges Increased Testing on Bird Flu Farms

Study reveals asymptomatic infections among dairy farmworkers in the US Federal health officials issued a call for increased testing of farmworkers following revelations of bird flu exposure among dairy workers. A recent study indicated that some workers had developed antibodies…

The infected

Nathan Wright We are the infected, we have one thing on our minds. By our hunger we are directed to eat fresh meat all the time. In masses, we come, looking for things to wack. Our feast we have begun…

Patients find it useful to receive quit smoking help while at hospital A&E (University of East Anglia)

) Patients find it useful to receive quit smoking help while at hospital A&E By: Communications URL copied to clipboardShare X (formerly known as Twitter) ShareFacebook ShareLinkedIn Share Giving out vapes at A&E boosted patients’ confidence to switch away from…

From Korea to Tanzania: KGA Alumni contribute to sustainable healthcare development

SEATED, the Country Representative of KOFIH Tanzania, Mr Gyeongbae Seo (centre), with the President of KGA Tanzania, Dr Lulu Sakafu (right), Dar es Salaam RMO, Dr Mohamed Man’guna (second right), Coast RMO, Dr Kusirye Ukio (left) and the Deputy Executive…

Brits urged to stay at home for five days if they catch dangerous new ‘Kawasaki’ bug as cases surge

Experts want to nip it in the bud as soon as possible as infections continue to rise The number of norovirus cases in the UK is continuing to surge as a new variant of the winter vomiting bug has began…

‘I’m 71 and do yoga and two long walks every day’

Shobhana Tiwari, 71, says yoga restored mobility in her arthritic knees after years of inactivity. Yoga was a write-off after my family and I moved to the UK from India in 1988. After I became a mum that year, at…

South Africa becomes a key player in AstraZeneca’s Global Clinical trial success

AstraZeneca has 31 ongoing clinical trials in South Africa, across different therapeutic areas. SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa has emerged as a crucial country for clinical trials in AstraZeneca’s global operations, playing a pivotal role in advancing medical research and delivering…