The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested that cancer drug developers perform more rigorous trials in order to obtain accelerated clearance for their candidates.…
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To bolster its nationwide supply, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has received 500,000 more doses of the measles-rubella vaccines.The country’s supply of vaccines that arrived through…
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs. It is airborne when an infected person coughs or sneezes and can be fatal if…
Water is one of the planet’s most precious resources, which is why it is important to stay aware of the issues surrounding it. In that light,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled Malawi’s current cholera outbreak as the biggest in Africa. The country has reported almost 40% of the total number…
Head of Medicine at Ho Teaching Hospital, Prof Yaw Awuku has strongly urged the government to extend healthcare coverage to include treatment of kidney disease within…
Drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a growing problem that is often overlooked. It is a disease that alters the brain and behaviour,…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has lifted all Ebola-related movement restrictions saying the East African country had made progress in curbing the deadly disease. Museveni rescinded restrictions…
Several children in Egypt are reported to have died after being mistakenly given fake antibiotics. In one case a two-year-old child with a high temperature died…
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population launched the national polio vaccination campaign. It aims to vaccinate 16 million Egyptian and non-Egyptian children in all governorates,…