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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Early births – between 34 and 37 weeks – for moms with pre-eclampsia can reduce baby and mother deaths

By  Alice Beardmore-Gray, King's College London About half a million babies die each year as a result of pre-eclampsia, an aggressive and potentially life-threatening problem in pregnancy. Approximately 46,000 women also die each year due to the disorder. The condition – a high blood pressure (hypertension) disorder – can affect multiple organs in the woman’s body, including the liver, kidneys, heart, brain and blood clotting system, as well as the […]

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Medical science has made great strides in fighting TB, but reducing poverty is the best way to end this disease

      By Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University   Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable and curable, it kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Over 25% of these deaths occur in African countries. The World Health Organization has developed a strategy to reduce TB deaths by 95% by 2035. It’s a monumental task. […]

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Announcing Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis should have been simple. But the palace let it get out of hand

    By Victoria Fielding, University of Adelaide and Saira Ali, University of Adelaide   The British royal family is famous for its carefully curated media image. That’s why it was a surprise to see them lose control of the narrative in the wake of what we now know is a serious health crisis befalling Catherine, Princess of Wales (or Kate Middleton as she’s popularly known). It is clear the […]

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Bird flu: what is it, how does it spread and how can we protect ourselves from it?

    By Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, University of Ibadan   There has been an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. The viral disease, also called avian influenza, killed 441 chickens out of a flock of 641 on a farm. There have been several outbreaks bird flu across Africa over the past 18 years. Nigeria was the first African country to report an outbreak in February 2006. […]

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Empowering Voices: A Conversation with Bianca Ozcan on Spinal Muscular Atrophy

In a recent interview, Bianca Ozcan sheds light on the critical work being done by SMA Europe, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) across Europe. Bianca had the privilege of attending the fourth Scientific Congress of SMA in Ghent, Belgium, alongside representatives from SMA South Africa and Ghana, highlighting the global reach and impact of SMA advocacy efforts. SMA, short for […]

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Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

    By Thokozani Simelane, Human Sciences Research Council   Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity. South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over the past 30 years characterised by the triple burden of malnutrition: households are simultaneously experiencing undernutrition, hidden hunger, and overweight or obesity due to nutrient-poor diets. Results of the first in-depth, nationwide study into food […]

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Researchers have created hyper-realistic models of diseased hearts to help train transplant surgeons

Bleeding and beating heart models have been created to help train transplant surgeons. The fake organs were created with silicone gels, fabrics and different fibres, using 3D printing technology. Researchers have created hyper-realistic models of diseased hearts and lungs – which can beat, bleed and breathe like the real organs – to help train surgeons to perform transplants.  

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Namibia faces kidney disease challenge, high dialysis costs

Today is World Kidney Day, a global initiative focused on increasing awareness of the vital role kidneys play in our health and reducing the prevalence and impact of kidney disease worldwide. We interviewed Dr. Glenda Kalunga, a local nephrologist, who has been testing for kidney disease at dialysis centers countrywide. Namibia has a total population of 3.02 million people and has more than 300 confirmed cases of chronic kidney failure […]

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