By Katharine Lang — Fact checked by Rita Ponce, Ph.D Depression is a common mental health disorder that affects many people worldwide. Effective treatments are available, but they do not work for everyone, so some people look to dietary supplements to try and alleviate symptoms. But do they have any effect? Medical News Today looked…
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Managing chronic inflammation with psoriasis
Medically reviewed by Nancy Carteron, M.D., FACR — By Jillian Kubala, MS, RD Although the exact cause of psoriasis is unknown, doctors consider it an immune-mediated inflammatory disease. This means that inflammation is at the root of this condition. Up to 3%Trusted Source of adults in the United States have psoriasis. It causes skin symptoms, such as…
Significant Step Towards Vaccine Manufacturing Autonomy in Africa
Fratmat Info The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) brings together key capabilities and functions to address public health challenges in Africa. The Institut Pasteur de Dakar plays an important regional role through its various specialized reference laboratories and its partnership with WHO in the fight against infectious diseases. The Institut Pasteur de Dakar is one…
COVID disinfectants may contain harmful chemicals, researchers say
By Robby Berman on May 15, 2023 — Fact checked by Harriet Pike, Ph.D. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, but the virus will continue to circulate and retain its pandemic status — though the risk of death and severe illness has significantly declined. Before we…
Scientists may have found the ‘immunity’ secret to living to 100
By Corrie Pelc on April 6, 2023 — Fact checked byJessica Beake, Ph.D. The life expectancy of humans on our planet has more than doubled since 1900. Global life expectancy has increased from 31 years in 1900 to 73.2 years in 2023, and is expected to further increase to 77.1 years in 2050. Also increasing is the number of…
Concern as More Medical Practitioners Continue to Leave Nigeria
ABUJA By Patience Ivie Ihejirika While Nigeria’s population is expanding geometrically, the health care workforce is shrinking drastically, as doctors to patient ratio in the country drops to 1:10,000 as against the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of 1:1,000. The mass exodus of skilled medical practitioners from Nigeria is deepening the existing health care crisis, with…
Treating a heart attack before it happens: It may not be a science fiction
By Hannah Flynn — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. Although most people survive a heart attackTrusted Source initially, the risk of death significantly increases over the following years. In fact, 65% of peopleTrusted Source who have a heart attack over the age of 65 die within eight years of the initial incident. This is at least partly because while a…
Uganda, UK firm unveil 5-year children surgery plan.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1700 EAT on Monday 20th March 2023. The ministry of Health in collaboration with Kids Operating Room, a global health charity, has unveiled the first-ever Children Surgery National Plan, a five-year strategy that aims to scale up paediatric surgical services to regional referral and general hospitals as well as…
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