Three American members of medical missions have chosen to stay in Gaza until Israel permits replacement humanitarian workers. They are part of a group of 20 American and British medical workers from the European Hospital in Khan Younis, who are being evacuated from Gaza. Hindered by the closure of the Rafah border crossing, these workers [&h...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – A young Nigerian has developed a drone to deliver medicine and medical supplies to patients in rural areas of the country’s impoverished northwest region. Jubrin Musa, a 25-year-old secondary school dropout in Nigeria’s city of Kano, said he began working on the project 12 years ago. “I couldn̵...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization has warned that the continued closure of the Rafah crossing and the lack of access to the Kerem Shalom crossing are “increasing the risk of shortages in medical supplies and preventing the rotation of emergency medical teams (EMTs) in Gaza.” “The last medical commodities enter...
President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are joining forces to address the urgent need to reduce drug costs. Their joint effort aims to alleviate the financial burden on millions of Americans dependent on inhalers for conditions like asthma. The Biden administration’s progress in drug pricing aligns with public demands to curb phar...
Oncologists in the U.S. have raised concerns on the issue of using artificial intelligence in medical application, particularly in cancer treatment. A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association says they are urging accountability of AI developers for potential medical application errors. The study surveyed 204 oncologist...
The United Nations children’s fund says at least 45 million children are facing severe food insecurity worsened by climate change in several eastern and southern African countries. UNICEF director for eastern and southern Africa Eva Kadilli said millions of people are living through multiple and often overlapping crises. These have been inte...
Illegal Jewish settlements and industrial zones in the occupied West Bank are causing severe environmental issues and affecting the lives of Palestinians. Data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reveals that these settlements discharge more than nine billion gallons of untreated wastewater annually into Palestinian territorie...
A recent study in the British Medical Journal reveals that COVID-19 vaccines significantly decrease the likelihood of heart failure and blood clots following an infection with the virus. Previous research had highlighted the elevated risk of cardiac and thromboembolic complications post-infection. However, this latest study shows a significa...
Israeli forces stormed Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, marking the fourth raid since October. The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that more than 80 people, including medical staff and evacuees, were detained. The Israeli military alleges that Palestine resistance fighters had regrouped inside the hospital. But the Palestinian Media Off...
United Nations, United States – AFP The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than five million died. According to the estimate, 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2022, […]
