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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic

A two-year-old baby diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) was successfully treated by doctors at the American Oncology Institute in Vijayawada. After initial evaluations revealed an alarmingly high WBC, low platelet count, and anaemia, intensive chemotherapy was administered. Within one month, the disease was under control and complete remission was…

Organisation warns that people are starving, lack clean water and the diarrhoea rate is up 45 times compared with a year ago

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide.

Technological advances and robust demand due to an aging population and a rise in chronic diseases are boosting the prospects of the medical sector. So, buying up fundamentally robust stocks like Fresenius (FSNUY), Natures Sunshine Products (NATR), and LifeVantage (LFVN) could thus rake you in profits this week. Read on.

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Exclusive: Previously unpublished records show millions of animals traded over long distances between European countries or exported globally

Research contradicts previous studies that have linked night work to higher risk of coronary heart disease

More than a fifth of the French population is disabled. But for 80 percent of them, it doesn't show. Whether to disclose it or not is a delicate choice, given that disability is the leading cause of discrimination in France. Our team went to meet teenager Marc, who has a…

Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu, who died on 2 October 2023, was born in Yerwa (Maiduguri), Nigeria, in 1930. Widely regarded as one of the country’s early leaders in public health policy and practice, he was the first public health physician in the northern region and remained active all his life.

Shattered healthcare and sanitation systems must be restored in Gaza, says World Health Organization.