October 23, 2022
Africa: Policy-Makers Must Change Direction Fast in the Post-Pandemic Era
After navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians now find themselves facing still more challenges that impact their daily lives on almost every front. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Is Urine Sterile? Do Urine 'Therapies' Work? Experts Debunk Common Pee Myths
Urine therapy (or urotherapy) is a longstanding practice based on the concept that urine can be drunk, bathed in, or otherwise applied to bring good health or even heal the body of… Read more »
Africa: Burnout and Isolation - Don't Ignore the Social and Mental Health Impact of Working From Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred on a variety of workplace maladies, including "the great resignation," "quiet quitting," "overemployment," labour shortages and conflicts between… Read more »
Africa: Breast Cancer - Five Tips From an Expert On Catching It Early and Keeping Safe
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Every year it claims more than 650,000 lives. Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: Being Stressed Out Before You Get Covid Increases Your Chances of Long Covid. Here's Why
Stress is part and parcel of modern life. When we're on the verge of a new challenge or a significant event, we can experience stress mixed with excitement and a sense of… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Africa: Anxiety Detection And Treatment In Early Childhood Can Lower Risk For Long-Term Mental Health Issues -
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention, issued a final recommendation on Oct. 11, 2022, published in the journal… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Nigeria: Covid Lockdowns in Nigeria Brought the Fear of Crime Closer to Home. What Communities Did Next
The COVID pandemic changed people's lives in many ways. For instance, lockdowns and curfews drove people from their cities' streets and kept many at home. Nigeria was no different. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Late Night Eating May Cause Greater Weight Gain - New Research Points to Why
It's long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking. It's no wonder, with a host of research showing that late night eating is linked to… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Rapid Tests Can Breed Confusion - Here's How to Make Sense of the Results and What to Do, According to 3 Testing Experts
As fall temperatures set in, cold and flu season gets into full swing and holiday travel picks up, people will undoubtedly have questions about COVID-19 testing. Is this the year… Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray's Healthcare Workers Haven't Been Paid in Over a Year - and Bear the Brunt of the War
Tragic stories of suffering and death have emerged from Tigray since 2020, when civil war erupted between the central Ethiopian government and the regional Tigrayan government. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: How a Cancer Drug Could Be Repurposed to Fight Malaria-Causing Parasites
Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is transmitted by mosquitos. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2020, there were 241 million cases… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Had No Snakebite Data. A Study Filled the Gap - And the Results Are Scary
Every year between 20,000 and 32,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die after being bitten by snakes. That's more than five times the number of deaths caused by hippos, crocodiles,… Read more »
South Africa: From E-Cigarettes to Hookah Pipes, South Africa Aims to Tighten Tobacco Laws
Tobacco is a leading cause of disease. It is estimated that it kills half of its consumers. Over a million additional deaths result from exposure to second hand smoke. Countries… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Africa: Cannabis Corporates Should Be Taxed to Fund Mental Health Programmes
Mental health is the state of mental well-being that contributes to individual and population health. This state of mental well-being sustains national output and labour force… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Missing Virus Hunters - University Decline Robs Country of Virologists
Nigeria's university system witnessed its golden era between the 1950s and 1980s. It produced globally celebrated academics and virologists. But the story has changed. Under… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Flu Is Set for a Big Comeback Now Covid Restrictions Are Lifted - Here's What You Need to Know
The flu seasons of 2020 and 2021 were mild, mostly thanks to measures people took against COVID, such as wearing masks, social distancing and using copious amounts of hand gel.… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Newborns Weigh Less If Their Mothers Use Biomass Fuel - a Major Health Risk
Babies should ideally weigh about 2,500g or more at birth. Birth weight is a vital indicator of foetal and neonatal health. If a newborn weighs less than 2,500g - because they are… Read more »
October 04, 2022
South Africa: Diabetes in South Africa - 60% Aren't Being Screened for Complications, According to New Study
The world is experiencing a steep rise in the number of people living with diabetes, a chronic condition of significant public health concern. Many developing countries like South… Read more »
October 03, 2022
South Africa: Drug Addiction - What Was Learned From Six Young Men Recovering From Opioids
The ways we intervene in curbing addiction to substances has shifted from the medical era, focusing on acute care, to a comprehensive chronic care model. People need long-term… Read more »
South Africa: Reseachers Getting Closer to Knowing Why Some Coronaviruses Kill, While Others Cause a Common Cold
It's hard to imagine a time when "coronavirus" wasn't a household word. But for a long time, this family of viruses had merited very little attention. Believed to be ubiquitous… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Ebola - What Are the Symptoms, How Does It Spread and Where Did It Come From?
Uganda health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola disease. Ebola outbreaks emerge periodically in several African countries, most notably in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Africa: If You Think Scrapping Covid Isolation Periods Will Get us Back to Work and Past the Pandemic, Think Again
COVID is an exceptional disease and was at its deadliest this year, causing more deaths in Australia between June and August 2022 than at any other time. There have been 288 deaths… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Why Has My Cold Dragged On So Long? and How Do I Know When It's Morphed Into Something More Serious?
Common colds are caused by viruses. There are no effective cures, and antibiotics do not work on viruses, so treatment is targeted at managing the symptoms until your immune system… Read more »
Africa: Getting Fit After Covid? Why You Should Be Strength Training - and How to Do It
After recovering from COVID, you might be eager to get out and do some exercise, particularly if you'd previously enjoyed keeping fit. While a bit of light cardiovascular training… Read more »
East Africa: 5 Steps to Stop Ebola Spreading in East Africa - A Frontline Expert Advises
The biggest Ebola outbreak in human history happened in West Africa from 2014 to 2015. I was on the front lines in Liberia serving as the head of case detection for the National… Read more »