Beersheba, Israel — AFP At 19, Israeli man Yoni has to put aside his plans to join the military and instead enter rehab for drug abuse that has worsened since the events of October 7 and the launch of Israel’s war on Gaza. Health professionals said Yoni’s case is not an exception in wartime Israel, […]
New Delhi, India — AFP Doctors in government hospitals across several states of India halted elective services “indefinitely” on Monday in protest against the rape and murder of a young medic. The 31-year-old woman’s brutalised body was found bearing multiple injuries last week in a state-run hospital in West BengalR...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it will send more than one million polio vaccines to war-torn Gaza after the virus was detected in wastewater there. “WHO is sending more than 1 million polio vaccines which will be administered in the coming weeks,” the UN agency’s chief Tedros A...
On the 59th anniversary of Medicare, Congressional Democrats unveiled a new tool highlighting the potential impact of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. This law currently caps insulin costs for seniors at $35 a month. The tool, created by House Budget Committee Democ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden is set to return to the White House on Tuesday as he continues to recover from COVID-19. Later in the day, he is scheduled to receive the daily briefing, which will be closed to the press. The president is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
The polio virus has been detected in wastewater across six locations in Gaza, sparking fears of an outbreak. The World Health Organization and local health ministries confirmed the presence of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in sewage samples from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. Despite no current cases, the discovery has raised alarm about a...
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...
