Africa: Antibiotic Resistance Threatens to 'Undo a Century of Medical Progress' - 5 Essential Reads

Who hasn't been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor - for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It's terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if… Read more »

Africa: Public Health Surveillance, From Social Media to Sewage, Spots Disease Outbreaks Early to Stop Them Fast

A cluster of people talking on social media about their mysterious rashes. A sudden die-off of birds at a nature preserve. A big bump in patients showing up to a city's hospital… Read more »

Africa: Why Is It So Difficult to Make a New Antibiotic?

The discovery of antibiotics is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Before antibiotics, childbirth, a urinary tract infection, or a simple cut could lead… Read more »

Africa: Covid Caused Cancer Tumours to Shrink in Mice - New Study

A fascinating new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has revealed an unexpected potential benefit of severe COVID infection: it may help shrink cancer. Read more »

Africa: Solange Knowles Revealed She Suffers With Pots - a Condition She Called 'Debilitating, Confusing and Lonely'

Singer and actress Solange Knowles recently revealed in an Instagram comment that she was diagnosed in 2018 with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (Pots). Read more »

Africa: Waiting for Exam Results Can Be Awful. Our Research Shows How Best to Manage the Stress

It's that time of year when students are waiting for school and university results that could change the course of their lives. Read more »

Africa: We Studied Drug-Resistant Bacteria On Hospital Surfaces in Six Countries. This Is What We Found

Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other microbes that can cause infections gain the ability to resist treatment by antibiotics or other antimicrobial medicines. Read more »

Africa: The First 1,000 Days of a Child's Life Are Crucial - There's Growing Evidence That the Next 1,000 Are Just As Important

The first 1,000 days of a child's life - pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday - are a critical time. Expectant mothers need good antenatal care. The better… Read more »

Africa: We All Need Toilets - Expert Insights Into What Happens When There Aren't Enough of Them

"Safe toilets for all by 2030" is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets. But, with just more than five years to go until 2030, the United Nations says the world is… Read more »

South Africa: Flies Carry Bacteria - and Some of Those Are Resistant to Antibiotics. What We Found in Three South African Hospices

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Colonial Powers Tried to Stifle Traditional Healing in Zimbabwe. They Failed and Today It's a Powerful Force for Treating Mental Illness

In Zimbabwe's Shona language, mental illness is known as chirwere chepfungwa or kupenga. Before British colonial settlers arrived in 1890, traditional healers (n'anga) played an… Read more »

Africa: Which Animals Carry Mpox? Our Study Identified African Forest Dwelling Rodents As One Source

Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It's quite easily passed on from one person to another. But it originally came from infected animals. Read more »

Africa: Four Out of Five People in Africa Use Wood for Cooking - a Transition to Clean Fuels Would Cut Emissions and Save Lives, a Model for Nigeria Shows

Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves. This releases harmful pollutants and leads to… Read more »

Africa: Can You Die From Long Covid? the Answer Is Not So Simple

Nearly five years into the pandemic, COVID is feeling less central to our daily lives. Read more »

South Africa: Pregnant Teens - Girls in South Africa Need Focused, Supportive Healthcare and More Information About Safe Sex

An estimated 12 million teenage pregnancies are reported globally every year. Read more »

Africa: Stopping Mpox - Wild Meat Markets Are a Root Cause and Must Be Made Safer

In many countries around the world, wild animals are sometimes killed for food, including monkeys, rats and squirrels. Read more »

Southern Africa: Mosquito Season in Southern Africa - Tonic Water and Vitamins Won't Protect You but Knowing Where the Hotspots Are Will

While the emergence of colourful butterflies is a welcome sign of summer, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes is an annoying part of the season. Read more »

Africa: TB in Africa - Global Report Shows Successes, but Nigeria and DRC Remain Important Hotspots

The World Health Organization's 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world's most infectious disease:… Read more »

Africa: Being Mentally Flexible Might Influence Our Attitudes to Vaccination, a New Study Shows

Making decisions about our health is a complex and sometimes difficult process. Read more »

Africa: Cancer Care in Africa - Translations of Key Words Convey Fear and Need to Change

Language can give people the power to take an active part in their own healthcare, or it can create barriers. Read more »

Africa: Breast Cancer in Africa - Myths That Need to Be Debunked

There are many myths about breast cancer, particularly in Africa with its rich diversity of people, different genetic backgrounds and ancestral histories. Read more »

Africa: Polluters Must Pay - How COP29 Can Make This a Reality

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) takes place in Azerbaijan in November 2024. The annual climate change conference must focus on holding corporations and countries… Read more »

Africa: IMF Isn't Doing Enough to Support Africa - Billions Could Be Made Available Through Special Drawing Rights

At the 2021 UN Climate Summit, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley called for more and better use of special drawing rights (SDRs), the International Monetary Fund's reserve asset. Read more »

Africa: Breast Cancer - Why It's Difficult to Treat and What New Approaches Are On the Horizon

Breast cancer is the number one cancer among women: more than 2 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2022. It is also particularly challenging to treat. Physiologist Anna-Mart… Read more »

Africa: Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World - Here's the Psychology of Why

Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses - and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into… Read more »