‘Time is brain’: How to identify and respond to a stroke

Imagine you’re at a dinner party and the person sitting across the table from you suddenly stops making sense, and not because of the glass of wine in their hand. Then maybe one side of their face starts to droop. The person you’re looking at with growing concern might be feeling dizzy or may have trouble using their fork. They might suddenly be unable to move or feel half their body or see anything to their left.

Interleukin-targeting biologics associated with lower infection rates in older psoriatic patients

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital, and co-authors have found biologics targeting interleukin (IL)-12, IL-23, or IL-17 were associated with a lower rate of serious infections among older adults with psoriatic disease. These biologics may have important safety benefits for older adults with higher infection risk compared to other existing treatments.

Six country-study finds children consistently take a stance against unfair sharing

Studies exploring the extent to which people are prone to “punishing” the selfish behavior of others can offer insight into their societal values, such as the importance they attribute to equality and fairness norms. Past findings suggest that there is great variation across countries when it comes to the tendency of uninvolved third parties to “punish” selfish individuals.

Milk as medicine: Researchers study the effects of breast milk on children of mothers with gestational diabetes

In 2010, University of Oklahoma researcher David Fields, Ph.D., was poring over research data when he discovered something he thought was odd: his data showed that at 6 months of age, formula-fed babies born of mothers who were categorized as medically obese weighed about 5% units less fat than breastfed babies in the same dataset.

Adulting is hard on the heart: Teen to young adulthood is a critical time to address risk

Many teenagers enter adulthood with significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and the transition from adolescence to adulthood is a key time to address these risk factors and reduce the risk of developing future cardiovascular disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

ECL’s eligibility case back in Court!

FORMER President Edgar Lungu’s debate over his eligibility to contest future elections is back in court. The Tonse Alliance, through spokesperson Sean Tembo, has argued that the recent judgement declaring Mr Lungu ineligible to contest the 2026 and future elections was arrived at per incuriam(lack of due regard to the law or the facts). They […]

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Bulldozer’s temper goes ‘high’ in court 

THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court yesterday had to briefly adjourn the case in with Bowman Lusambo alias Bulldozer is charged with possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime after he asked to cool his temper. The former Lusaka Province Minister’s temper went ‘high’ during cross examination by a state prosecutor after the accused concluded […]

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Pastor on the run after defiling girl, police say 

A mother in Luapula has been left in anguish after a pastor she accommodated in her home to pray for her 14-year-old daughter allegedly defiled the girl. The victim had complained of being initiated into satanism by a neighbor, and the pastor was invited to help deliver her. However, Joseph Simumbi allegedly took advantage of […]

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