Diabetes: The 'common' drug combination boosting the risk of diabetes - taken by thousands
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Blood sugar levels that are left unmanaged can set the stage for disaster. Read More
89 people killed by mystery disease in South Sudan as WHO investigate
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A World Health Organization (WHO) taskforce has been sent to South Sudan to investigate an unidentified illness which has killed 89 people. Read…
Cervical screening dipped during pandemic, figures show
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Reading Time: < 1 minute There was a dip in the number of women coming forward for cervical screening after the pandemic hit, new figures show. Read…
Women suffer complications during surgery if they are being operated on by a man, study finds - but scientists say they can't explain why
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Women are 15 percent more likely to die or suffer a serious injury if they’re operated on by a man than a…
Trial in sub-Saharan Africa evaluates the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine in people living with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A highly anticipated clinical trial in eight sub-Saharan countries is the first to specifically evaluate the efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine in people…
What you should know about colon cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Could you be at risk of developing colon cancer? Read More
Over half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs: Reports
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two…
The sign in the 'corner of your mouth' that shows you are vitamin B12 deficient
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Reading Time: < 1 minute There’s a sign in the corner of your mouth that shows you have a deficiency of Vitamin B12, experts says. Read More
Scientists decode why asthma symptoms get worse at night
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Melatonin, the body’s natural hormone linked to the control of the sleep-wake cycle, exasperates the constriction of the pathway that moves air…
Nigerian Student Changes The Game When Illustration Of A Black Woman’s Womb Goes Viral
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A medical student and illustrator from Nigeria sparked a wide conversation about the lack of diversity in medical industry textbooks from an…