Cart is empty Cholera has claimed the lives of at least 23 people in eastern Ethiopia, an area hit by major flooding, Save the Children said Thursday, warning that the epidemic could become uncontrollable across the region.
Anthrax outbreak in Uganda kills 17 in November
At least 17 people have died in an anthrax outbreak in southern Uganda this month, a local official told AFP Thursday, saying the situation was “under control”.
Choice of intravenous fluid therapy could improve survival in critically ill patients
Results of a new meta-analysis show that intravenous fluid (IV) therapy using balanced solutions rather than commonly used saline can reduce the risk of in-hospital death of critically ill patients by 4%.
Novel brain stimulation technique shows promise in patients with hard-to-treat depression
By making slight modifications to an already approved brain stimulation technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), researchers have reported profound improvement in patients with hard-to-treat depression.
Saki questions frequency of compensation for UPND members
By NATION REPORTER
SAKWIBA Sikota SC has questioned the frequency at which the State has been entering consent judgements in favour of the UPND members, their leaders and sympathisers who are being paid huge sums of money as compensation for cases over which the Attorney General may be held accountable in future.
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New classes of RNA for learning and memory found
Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered a new way a ribonucleic acid (RNA) impacts fear-related learning and memory.
Women at risk of death from heart disease due to consistent lack of preventative treatment
The consistent undertreatment of women with cardiovascular disease may have led to preventable heart attacks, stroke and even death, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
FDA approves Ogsiveo for desmoid tumors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.’s Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) tablets for adult patients with progressing desmoid tumors who require systemic treatment.
PrEP ‘extremely effective’ at reducing risk of HIV, study finds
A drug which reduces the risk of HIV is “extremely effective,” a new study has affirmed as experts called for the drug to be used more widely.
1 in 3 people dropped by Utah Medicaid left uninsured, a ‘concerning’ sign for nation
About 30% of Utah residents who were cut from Medicaid this year say they became uninsured, according to state officials who conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of people disenrolled from the program.