Health

Uganda sees ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases: Health minister
Officials say some districts have gone for at least two weeks without registering new infections.
Published On 24 Nov 2022
Measles an ‘imminent threat’ as children miss vaccination: WHO
COVID-19 pandemic has pushed vaccination rates for the highly infectious disease to lowest level since 2008.
Published On 24 Nov 2022
US: Georgia’s top court reinstates six-week abortion ban
Abortion advocates say ‘legal ping pong’ causing chaos in US state as Georgia Supreme Court allows ban to retake effect.
Published On 23 Nov 2022
Children account for 40 percent of cholera cases in Haiti: UNICEF
UN agency says Haitian children face ‘triple threat’ of malnutrition, cholera and armed violence in crisis-hit nation.
Published On 23 Nov 2022

China’s capital closes more public venues, and Shanghai to impose strict entry rules from Thursday.

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The Theranos founder was sentenced on three counts of investor fraud and one count of conspiracy.

Black women are much more likely to need surgery for fibroids. But their experiences are ignored and under-researched.

UN coordinator in Haiti says nearly 200 murders recorded last month as cholera cases now reported in 8 of 10 provinces.

We investigate the NFL’s failure to compensate players who suffered head trauma playing the most popular US sport.

Haitian official calls for resources amid concern that end to fuel terminal blockade could lead to more cholera cases.

Industry stakeholders say there has to be an intentional shift in investment strategy in the male-dominated field.

UN attributes growth to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine.

Families left devastated after children given everyday cold medications develop acute kidney problems.

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