Eleven American medical professionals trapped in Gaza have finally been allowed to leave. Israeli authorities prevented the group, including doctors and nurses from California and Florida, from exiting for nearly a week. The volunteers were on a medical mission performing life-saving surgeries. They were originally scheduled to leave on Jan. 2...
Government move aims to boost healthcare accessibility and quality MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) – The Somali government has waived taxes on essential hospital medical services, a major step aimed at strengthening the country’s healthcare sector and improving patient access to critical care. Deputy Minister of Finance Abdiqafar Hange announced tha...
A mysterious illness has killed 17 people in a remote village in Indian-held Kashmir over the past month. The disease is leaving authorities scrambling for answers. One family has lost eight members, including six children. The village is situated close to Line of Control, dividing Kashmir into Indian- and Pakistani-administered regions. A hi...
Muslim majority village, close to the Line of Control dividing Kashmir into Indian and Pakistani administered regions, has been gripped by anxiety and grief Muslim Network TV SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (MNTV) – A baffling illness has claimed the lives of 17 people in the remote village of Badhal in Indian-administered Kashmir over the past mo...
New research reveals that more than 40% of Americans aged 55 and older face a lifetime risk of developing dementia. The study, published in Nature Medicine, tracked the health records of 15,000 diverse participants over 23 years. Women and Black adults were found to have higher rates of dementia. By 2060, around 1 million Americans […]
A shocking story from Texas highlights the growing crisis in the United States’ healthcare system. Dr. Elisabeth Potter is a plastic surgeon specializing in breast cancer reconstruction. She says she was interrupted mid-surgery by a phone call from insurance giant UnitedHealthcare. The patient, who was under anesthesia for a complex cancer pro...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB has finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports. The move aims to relieve millions of Americans struggling with health care bills. The regulation removes $49 billion in unpaid medical debt from credit reports and boosts credit scores by 20 points on average for those affected. The ...
National Nutrition Agency program expected to feed up to 20M, including schoolchildren, pregnant women, Islamic boarding school students, breastfeeding mothers in nation of 282M -ISTANBUL (AA) Indonesia has launched President Prabowo Subianto’s much-awaited Free Nutritious Meal program to combat stunting, allocating Rp71 trillion (approximatel...
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging for cancer warnings on alcohol labels. He is citing its link to seven types of cancer including breast, mouth and throat cancers. The warning, aligned with the evidence that even moderate drinking can increase cancer risks, is proposed. Alcohol remains a top preventable cause of cancer in [&helli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Researchers have discovered that a low-cost blood pressure medication may effectively treat a noncancerous but invasive brain tumor. Craniopharyngioma is a rare, noncancerous brain tumor near the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Because it affects important brain areas, it can cause hormone problems, vision issues, and c...
