Two Palestinian brothers are making prosthetic limbs using plastic water pipes for amputees in Gaza due to the critical shortage of medical resources in Palestine. Salah and Abdullah Salmi initiated a project named “Mu’taz and Salah”. It aims to provide prosthetic limbs using water pipes and woods. Abdullah Salmi worked at a...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, Nevada, the White House announced Wednesday. Biden had what his physician described in a note as “upper respiratory symptoms,” including a runny nose, a cough and “general malaise” but felt okay during his fir...
Washington, United States – AFP/AA US President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, his spokeswoman said on Monday. There have been reports that an expert in the condition visited the White House eight times. “Has the President been treated for Parkinson’s? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson’...
Scientists have discovered a gut bacterium that could trigger compulsive eating and obesity. The breakthrough, revealed in a recent study, could lead to new treatments targeting food addiction. A team of researchers from around the world identified a specific bacterium associated with both human and mouse addiction to food, leading to obesity...
Baba Island, Pakistan — AFP On a densely populated island off Pakistan’s megacity of Karachi, a group of pregnant women wait in punishing heat for a midwife to arrive from the mainland. Each week Neha Mankani, the only midwife available to these women, comes by boat ambulance to Baba, an old fishing settlement and reportedly [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – The New York Times editorial board has called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the upcoming presidential race, citing concerns over his health following his performance in Biden-Trump’s 1st US presidential debate. In an editorial titled “To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race,” ...
NEW YORK (AA) – A poll released Sunday found that 72% of registered voters believe that US President Joe Biden does not possess the mental and cognitive health required to serve as head of state. The survey, conducted by CBS News/YouGov, comes amid growing concern over whether Biden is mentally fit for office following the first live pre...
Just under a month after returning home from a medical mission to Gaza, two US doctors and a nurse visit Washington to warn White House and congressional officials that Palestinian civilians are dying at Khan Yunis’ European Hospital because of restrictions imposed by Israel in the way of medical supplies. Ammar Ghanem, an intensive care...
A cholera outbreak is devastating Afghanistan following recent floods and a crumbling healthcare system. More than 47,000 Afghans have been infected this year alone, with at least 25 deaths reported. The World Health Organization has highlighted Afghanistan’s highest global cholera cases in 2024, which have become worse due to natural di...
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a “public health crisis,” marking a historic move in national health policy. In his advisory, Murthy emphasized the urgent need for action, saying that firearm violence is now on par with issues like tobacco and opioids. The report underscores alarming statistics, revealing ...