Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much ...
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‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Painkillers
A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers – such as ...
‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Nsaid Painkillers
Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of statistics at The Open University, said the paper threw some light on possible relationships between ...
Efua Dorkenoo’s Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation, An Unfinished Business
Efua Dorkenoo’s campaign against female genital mutilation, an unfinished business A SPECIAL NOTE: In New York, this author sat in ...
Cheap Drug Tackles Death In Childbirth
Severe bleeding after childbirth is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide A cheap drug has been shown to stop ...
Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases
The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research ...
Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases
The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research ...
Disease ‘superspreaders’ Fueled the Ebola Epidemic
Disease 'superspreaders' fueled the spread of the devastating Ebola epidemic in 2014, a new study claims. The West African Ebola ...
Small Percentage of People Spread Most Ebola Cases
Most of the people infected with Ebola in the West Africa epidemic that began in 2014 got sick through contact ...
GM Malaria Vaccine ‘milestone’
A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a "critical milestone" in human safety trials, ...
Medical Students To Be Trained In Communication
Dr Ebenezer Badoe, a Neuro Paediatrician at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, says medical students will have communication training as ...
Cerebral Palsy Management Must Be Holistic – Dr Badoe
Dr Ebenezer Badoe, a Neuro-Peadiatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has reiterated the need to implement a multidisciplinary working method ...
Women Nearing Equality With Men In Alcohol Consumption
Women have all but caught up with men at knocking back alcohol, a global study of drinking habits shows. The ...
Govt To Mainstream Disability Issues Into Development Process – Minister
Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced government’s commitment to mainstream disability issues at all ...
Nigeria, India Top List of Countries At Greatest Risk of Zika Virus
Nigeria has emerged as one of the countries at greater risk of Zika virus transmission. According to a new study ...