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Health insurer penalises GPs for refusing triage apps: NOS
The Netherlands’ largest health insurer, Zilveren Kruis, is cutting fees for family doctors who refuse to offer online triage apps...
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Preventing Maternal Anaemia For Healthier Mothers, Babies
Every day, thousands of pregnant women walk into health facilities weak, fatigued and dizzy, symptoms often dismissed as “normal pregnancy stress.” Yet these signs point to a condition that contributes…
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MSF Raises Alarm Over Rising Child Malnutrition In Nigeria
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised concern over the worsening malnutrition crisis affecting children in Nigeria, particularly in the northern region, where over 400,000…
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Nigeria Must End 70% Drug Import Dependency, Expert Warns
A global biopharmaceutical executive, Dr Henrietta Ukwu, has called for urgent action to reduce Nigeria’s heavy dependence on imported medicines, warning that the country’s estimated 70 per cent reliance on…
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We Met 948 Dysfunctional Primary Healthcare Centres – Otti
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has stated that his administration met 948 dysfunctional primary healthcare centres across the state as part of its initial challenges. Otti made the assertion…
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Nijmegen patient cleared of ebola as Congo outbreak grows
A patient admitted to the Radboudumc teaching hospital in Nijmegen last week with a suspected ebola infection does not have...
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DELSUTH doctors threaten indefinite strike over rotting facilities, poor allowances
By Chioma Obinna The industrial crisis rocking the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, on Friday deepened as doctors under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria,…
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They gave me 6 months to live – then told me I was lucky
‘You have a bone tumour sitting on your right pelvis,’ said my oncologist.
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Mobile GP service and after-hours care to end because of Tasmanian health cuts
Primary care providers being forced to cut services after losing Tasmanian government funding say the result will be added strain on "pressure cooker" emergency departments, which could see them "explode".
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Medical conditions drivers may need to tell DVLA about
If you don't alert the DVLA when you should, you could be hit with a hefty fine
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Ebola Scare: Lagos ramps up surveillance as 177 die in Central Africa outbreak
The state government advised Lagosians who have contact with travellers from affected areas and are experiencing symptoms, to call 767 or 112, or 08023169485. The post Ebola Scare: Lagos ramps…
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Obesity drug campaigner attacks cruel trolls who mocked him
Aled Thomas said he would not be shamed into silence by those abusing him
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New Ebola outbreak shows how market failure delays vaccine research
The Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak continues to unfold against infrastructure and financing gaps and a broader system that struggles to respond to diseases of the poor and the peripheral
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Nigeria Faces Serious Ebola Importation Risk — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that the risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) entering the country is high, following a fresh dynamic risk assessment…
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The subtle signs of heat stroke – and how to exercise safely in a heatwave
You don't need to cancel exercise plans in a heat wave, say the experts just – adapt your routine, and watch out for potential symptoms of heat exhaustion
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I thought it was trapped wind – A&E said I could have died
It felt like someone had a vice-grip on my ribs and was slowly pulling my organs out from underneath.
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Figure exposes bulk-billing reality
New data has revealed the state of bulk billing across Australia, with one jurisdiction lagging behind.
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What changes in your nails may reveal about nutrition, trauma and chronic disease
Dermatologists say persistent white streaks, bands or discolouration on nails may sometimes offer early clues to nutritional deficiencies, metabolic disorders and chronic systemic illness
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How state laws can stymie research into your ancestors’ psychiatric records
Frustrated family members and others have been pushing for law changes in New York and other states that would allow the release of mental health records of long-dead ancestors.
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Ozempic craze raises new health warnings
Medications like Ozempic are now reshaping how hundreds of thousands of Australians lose weight, while raising urgent questions about safety and access.
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Dr Amir Khan’s collagen warning on Good Morning Britain leaves viewers shocked
NHS GP shared his evidence-based verdict on collagen supplements, warning that marketing claims are not fully supported by science
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Households urged to never store medication in 3 places during heatwave
After the Met Office issued a weather warning ahead of the bank holiday scorcher, temperatures have soared above 30C with the nation urged to stay hydrated and cautious
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Head and neck cancers are on the rise. Here’s how to reduce your risk.
Here are the factors driving that increase and what can you do to minimize your risk.
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Simvastatin users told to ‘call NHS 111’ if they spot skin symptom
Simvastatin is a prescription medicine used to manage high cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes
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I asked experts for the best natural hay fever remedies — no tablets needed
Experts share key tips on natural hay fever remedies and pollen allergy relief to help ease symptoms, without you needing to take tablets
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Mobile Care
A mobile healthcare initiative in Caracas is helping homeless and vulnerable women access gynaecological care in underserved areas.
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How S. African scientists identified hantavirus on cruise ship
When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the country was celebrating the Labor Day holiday, an urgent message caught her…
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Ebola claims more lives, other African countries seen at risk
Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases on Saturday and the Red Cross said three volunteers died in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, amid warnings the deadly virus could... The…
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Medical and Dental Council worried over growing misconduct complaints against health professionals
The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, has expressed concern over the increasing number of malpractice and professional misconduct complaints against health professionals in Ghana.
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Artificial Placenta
Researchers in Switzerland have developed an artificial placenta model designed to improve understanding of how medications affect pregnant women and unborn babies.
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Children stay away from play as city reels under heat
As Chennai grapples under an intense heat wave with the city recording the highest temperature at 42 degrees Celsius on Thursday, parents in the city have decided to not let…
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Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”
Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
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Mental disorders leading cause of disability, surpassing cardiovascular disease, cancer: Study
The increase was largely driven by rising numbers of anxiety and depression, and people aged 15-19 and women are disproportionately impacted
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Doctors’ body urges Tamil Nadu government to fulfil long-pending demands
The committee also requested the government to provide a government job to the wife of a government doctor who died while serving during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Experts clarify the link between screen time and autism
As conversations around autism and screen exposure grow online, doctors caution against oversimplified claims that screen time directly causes autism, stressing that autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition shaped by…
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SRS indicates India in throes of demographic transition
Falling birth and death rates, and natural growth rate not even across country or urban/rural areas