PORT SUDAN (AA) – The number of deaths from the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 473, Sudanese Health Ministry announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, the total number of cholera cases in the country has reached 14,944, the ministry said in a statement. The heavy rains and floods that have been affecting Sudan since […]
A new report reveals a worrying rise in criminal charges related to pregnancy in the US. Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal abortion law Roe v. Wade in June 2022, at least 210 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes in just one year. That is the highest number ever recorded, according to […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A recent study by Kobe University researchers in Japan has identified new protein variants that could explain why some people burn fat more effectively during exercise, offering potential pathways to obesity treatment. The research, led by endocrinologist Ogawa Wataru, found that two variants of the protein PGC-1α, known ...
A recent survey by the Commonwealth Fund reveals that the United States has the worst healthcare system among 10 wealthy countries. The annual report ranks Australia, the Netherlands, and the UK at the top, highlighting that the US is the “only clear outlier,” performing “dramatically lower” than its peers. The study a...
Senator Bernie Sanders has criticized pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk for charging over $900 a month for the diabetes drug Ozempic, which could be sold for less than $100. Sanders highlighted the company’s excessive pricing during a panel discussion, noting that the drug costs nearly $1,000 in the US but is as low as $92 in […]
The reduction of United Nations support for healthcare institutions in northwestern Syria’s Idlib has put the region’s health sector at serious risk of collapse. Dozens of hospitals and clinics in Idlib have been sustained through the support provided by intermediary organizations backed by the UN. The UN’s World Health Organizatio...
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is calling for “humanitarian pauses” to provide children in Gaza with a second dose of polio vaccines. Around 560,000 Palestinian children under 10 received the first dose as part of a polio vaccination campaign from September 1 to 12. According to World Health Organization Director-General Tedro...
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says America’s obesity crisis has reached a record high. The national public health agency reports that in 2023, 23 states had adult obesity rates of 35% or higher. This was a sharp increase from zero more than a decade earlier. One in five adult Americans struggles with […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian paramedic was killed in an Israeli prison following his arrest at a medical complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, said the local health ministry. The ministry confirmed the death of medic Hamdan Abu Anaba while in Israeli detention. Anaba and his colleagues were arrested while [&hell...
GENEVA (AA) – More than 560,000 children in Gaza were vaccinated against polio in the first round, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. “Over 560,000 children aged below ten years of age were vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency vaccination campaign in Gaza, which was completed yesterday,”...
