insert_link Health / Medical South Africa has more than 4 million people living with diabetes – many aren’t getting proper treatment By Patrick Ngassa Piotie, University of Pretoria Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. In South Africa there has been a notable rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in recent years, due to changing diets. People are consuming more processed foods, sugary drinks and high-calorie meals. Other factors are the lack of physical activity and high levels of […] todayMarch 7, 2024 25
insert_link Health / Medical On International Women’s Day, UNAIDS calls for protecting women’s rights to protect their health Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UNAIDS is calling for the protection of women’s rights to protect their health. The world is way off track to meet the gender, equality and HIV targets that are part of the Sustainable Development Goals. At the current rate of progress, it will take an estimated 300 years to end child marriage, 140 years for women to be represented equally in […] todayMarch 6, 2024 17
insert_link Health / Medical Scientists create ‘mini-organs’ for the first time from human stem cells taken from wombs Researchers have successfully grown organoids from stem cells taken in late and active pregnancies for the first time. "Mini-organs," also called organoids, are tiny structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or study how the real organs they resemble work when healthy or diseased. "Those cells are very important because in that little organoid is contained all the functions of the epithelium, so of the inner layer […] todayMarch 6, 2024 23
insert_link Health / Medical Wave of new commitments marks historic step towards the elimination of cervical cancer Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, and partners today announced major new policy, programmatic and financial commitments, including nearly US$ 600 million in new funding, to eliminate cervical cancer. If these ambitions to expand vaccine coverage and strengthen screening and treatment programs are fully realized, the world could eliminate a cancer for the first time. These commitments were made at the first-ever Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Forum: Advancing the Call to Action in Cartagena de Indias, […] todayMarch 6, 2024 24
insert_link Health / Medical Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court Illustration: Lisa Nelson By Tania Broughton via GroundUp Three non-profit companies have failed in their court bid to stop the government from making available Covid-19 vaccinations. They claimed “strange and unusual medical conditions”were experienced by some people who received the vaccine. Covid Core Alliance, Transformative Health Justice, and Free the Children - Save the Nation, supported by some doctors, wanted a final order compelling the Minister of Health, the acting director […] todayMarch 5, 2024 11
insert_link Health / Medical Scientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting chemicals A farmer spraying pesticides in a rice field. Image by Galeri ega via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). By Alden Wicker via Mongabay A new report makes the strong case that a class of industrial chemicals called endocrine disruptors are behind many diseases on the rise globally. The report calls for stronger global regulations controlling their use and release into the environment. A joint effort by the Endocrine Society and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), the report includes […] todayMarch 5, 2024 28
insert_link Health / Medical America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans (ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS) By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz via KFF Health News President Joe Biden is counting on outrage over abortion restrictions to help drive turnout for his reelection. Former President Donald Trump is promising to take another swing at repealing Obamacare. But around America’s kitchen tables, those are hardly the only health topics voters want to hear about in the 2024 campaigns. A new KFF tracking poll shows that health care […] todayMarch 5, 2024 19
insert_link Health / Medical Global obesity rates double among adults, quadruple among children The number of obese people worldwide has surpassed one billion, according to global analysis. Research published by The Lancet journal shows 879 million adults and 159 million children were obese in 2022 - the most recent year included in the analysis. The data shows that globally, obesity rates among children and adolescents quadrupled from 1990 to 2022, while rates among adults more than doubled. The numbers, according to local Dietician […] todayMarch 4, 2024 22
insert_link Health / Medical World Rare Disease Day Highlights Global Impact and Advocates for Awareness todayFebruary 29, 2024 55
