The 86-year old pontiff is at a hospital in Rome for the second time in weeks. Pope Francis is at a hospital in Rome preparing for abdominal surgery, the Vatican press office has said. “The Holy Father went to the Gemelli University Hospital where in the early afternoon he will undergo a surgical operation of … Devamını oku
Singer posted a video in December 2022 to say she had recently been diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome. Pop icon Celine Dion has cancelled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-24, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder. Last year, the 55-year-old Canadian revealed that her condition – … Devamını oku
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board in the midwestern United States has opened a disciplinary hearing against a doctor after she spoke out about offering abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim last June. The doctor, Caitlin Bernard, initially told her story to The Indianapolis Star newspaper to illustrate the immediate effects of a Supreme Court … Devamını oku
South Africa’s Gauteng province declared a cholera outbreak on Sunday, with 41 confirmed cases and 15 deaths so far. As deaths from cholera this week rose to 15 in Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province, many residents are blaming the government for a lack of clean water for drinking and other household uses. The health … Devamını oku
At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets, and that woefully lopsided figure is not the worst problem. The three toilets are pit latrines, effectively 10-foot-deep (3-metre) holes in the ground, that students line up during a lunch break to use. The pit toilets … Devamını oku
Appeal comes amid concern strict intellectual property rules hamper the production of affordable vaccines and medicines. Hiroshima, Japan – Scientists have called on the Group of Seven to take urgent action to tackle the world’s lack of preparedness for the next pandemic, warning that developing countries continue to lack access to life-saving treatments and vaccines. In … Devamını oku
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the decision was prompted by falling case numbers worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is ending a 10-month-long global health emergency for mpox, a viral disease that led to confirmed cases in more than 100 countries. The organisation declared mpox a public health emergency of international … Devamını oku
Lowering age for biennial screenings could result in more lives being saved, US health task force says. Women should begin getting mammogram screenings for breast cancer at age 40, an influential United States health panel has advised, in a move the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said could help save thousands of lives. The … Devamını oku
UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The announcement on Friday came more than three years after the United Nations health agency declared its highest level of alert … Devamını oku
UN children’s agency says some 67 million children missed routine shots, raising risk of measles and polio outbreaks. Some 67 million children around the world partially or completely missed routine vaccinations between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and the disruption to healthcare caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the United Nations children’s agency. … Devamını oku