For Neelam, finding out she had the condition sent her into what she described as a “rabbit hole” of fear and uncertainty. Not long after beginning university, she started experiencing irregular and painful periods, thinning hair, weight gain and exhaustion. “My periods were so irregular but when I had themContinue Reading
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma, Read MoreContinue Reading
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive, Read MoreContinue Reading
There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants, Read MoreContinue Reading
Government failures in care settings created an environment that allowed Covid to spread like wildfire, an official inquiry has said. The sixth report from the Covid inquiry said the care sector appeared to be “something of an afterthought” in the early stages of the pandemic and there was no “protectiveContinue Reading
Image source, Monica Thomas Image caption, Monica is the founder of charity Women’s Health Hope This report contains detailed descriptions of medical symptoms. Monica Thomas was in her teens when she started experiencing intimate itching and soreness, but despite numerous trips to the doctors it was dismissed as thrush. HerContinue Reading
Rural lives cannot be an ‘afterthought’, healthcare campaigners say Image caption, Donal O’Cofaigh of Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) says people are “already losing their lives” due to a reduction in rural services Rural lives “cannot be an afterthought” when it comes to health transformation, campaigners have said. In aContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV has thanked the faithful in St. Peter’s Square for their prayers after his hospitalization for lung surgery, Read MoreContinue Reading
Equatorial Guinea has tackled malaria with a successful strategy on Bioko Island, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient, Read MoreContinue Reading
Exercise prescribed according to international spinal cord injury guidelines can reduce the intensity of chronic pain when done in everyday settings, according to a new UBC Okanagan–led clinical trial…Read MoreContinue Reading
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to an eighth province, Read MoreContinue Reading
The health secretary has asked the NHS to draw up urgent plans to speed up ending hospital “corridor care” for children. Yvette Cooper told the BBC there would be new standards for caring for children in A&E in England, with figures collected on corridor care by age for the firstContinue Reading