Cart is empty People living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change, according to an expert report published today in the European Respiratory Journal.
ChatGPT is debunking myths on social media around vaccine safety, say experts
ChatGPT could help to increase vaccine uptake by debunking myths around jab safety, say the authors of a study published in the journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.
Growing evidence supports the protein leverage hypothesis as a significant mechanism driving obesity, study finds
Humans, like many other species, regulate protein intake more strongly than any other dietary component and so if protein is diluted there is a compensatory increase in food intake. The hypothesis proposes that the dilution of protein in modern-day diets by fat and carbohydrate-rich processed foods is driving increased energy intake as the body seeks to satisfy its natural protein drive—eating unnecessary calories until it does so.
32 people die in Central Province RTA after truck overturns, while 26 others admitted to hospital
THIRTY-TWO people have died, while 26 others are currently admitted in hospital after a truck they had boarded lost control due to excessive speed and overturned. The accident is believed to have happened today around 07:00 hours at Zambia corner in Mboroma area , along Masansa-Mboroma gravel road of Luano district in Central province. Both […]
Concizumab may be effective prophylaxis for hemophilia A or B with inhibitors
Patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors have a lower annualized bleeding rate with concizumab than with no prophylaxis, according to a phase 3 study published online Aug. 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Gene-tweaked stem cells offer hope against sickle cell disease
A type of gene therapy that precisely “edits” a key bit of DNA might offer a new way to treat sickle cell disease—a painful inherited condition that largely strikes Black children and adults.
A spike in births and other potential impacts of Texas’ abortion restrictions
In September 2021, Texas passed Senate Bill 8, or SB8, which banned abortions as early as five weeks after the start of a patient’s last menstrual cycle. The measure effectively banned abortion in the state—where previously abortions up to 22 weeks gestation were permitted.
Young student nurse takes ex-boyfriend to court, demands a ‘moving on’ restraining order”
IN A HILARIOUSLY heart-tugging twist of events, a 22-year-old student nurse has decided to employ the law to teach her ex-boyfriend, Taonga Chibambe, a lesson in the art of moving on. Sharon Ng’uni, the fearless nurse-in-training, has dragged Taonga, 22, to the Kitwe Local Court, demanding a restraining order to protect herself from his relentless […]
Kitwe man files for divorce after discovering wife’s hidden past: three children, not one
A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN from Kitwe has taken legal action against his wife, seeking a divorce, after discovering a deceit that had been concealed for several years. The husband, James Banda, and his 29-year-old wife, Barbara, who are both Jehovah’s Witnesses, tied the knot in 2013, embarking on what seemed like a harmonious marital journey. However, […]
Two people survive road traffic accident, police say
TWO people survived with serious injuries in a Road Traffic Accident after the vehicle they were traveling in hit behind a Rig Truck near Marshlands along the Great East Road. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said the two were only identified as Naidu Jeromy who was driving a Toyota Hilux bearing registration number BAD 6250 […]