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A large-scale registry study in Finland has identified several factors associated with uptake of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination. In particular, persons with low or no labor income and persons with mental health or substance abuse issues were less likely to vaccinate.

A new study has identified that fat molecules contribute to sleep disturbances in children diagnosed with autism, with results now published in Nature Medicine.

There are many different bird flu viruses. Besides the subtype H5N1, which has been spreading in the European wild bird population for several years and poses a threat to local poultry farms, there is also, for instance, subtype H7N9. This one caused poultry outbreaks in China from 2013 to 2017 and also infected humans who had close contact with live poultry. A total of 616 people in China were reported to have died from an infection with this subtype.

PHARMACEUTICAL Expert Jerome Kanyika has charged that the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency-ZAMMSA- is going against the Public Procurement Act in seeking to single source Unified Procurement Authority -UPA- of Egypt for the supply and delivery of essential medicines.
The Ministry of Health and ZAMMSA are seeking to irregularly pay an Egyptian agency about 70 million to 120 million dollars for the supply and delivery of essential medicines as well as other medical supplies, without local suppliers.
But Mr. Kanyika has condemned this move saying it has an effect on the local pharmaceutical industry as many pharmacies are likely to shut down.
He has since challenged ZAMMSA to state clearly whether this will be a once off purchase or supply from Egypt will become Zambia’s norm.
And when contacted for a comment, ZAMMSA Director General Billy Mweetwa explains that this is a government to government procurement aimed at responding to emergency situations in the health sector and will be a once off procurement. – PHOENIX NEWS

For centuries, scientists have tried to crack the mystery of a devastating ailment once called “the shaking palsy.” But Parkinson’s disease, which causes tremors, muscle stiffness and difficulty walking, remains the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the United States after Alzheimer’s. About 1 million Americans have Parkinson’s, and more than 50,000 new cases are diagnosed annually.

Uganda reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 21, 2020. Almost a year later, the first batch of vaccines to protect against the spread of the disease arrived in the country.

Scientists have uncovered a new understanding of how COVID-19 causes severe multi-organ injury in some patients and the pathways to stopping the cytokine storms behind them, according to new research published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight.

It’s only April, but many people across the country and the globe are already enjoying summerlike temperatures. But getting out in the sun also increases your risk of getting skin cancer.

For patients with some types of cancer, diagnosis can happen at an advanced stage. While a tumor grows unnoticed, it accumulates hundreds to thousands of mutations, making it difficult for scientists studying late-stage cancers to figure out which ones contributed to tumor growth at the earlier stages of cancer. Knowing more about the genetic events that take place during the progression to cancer can help scientists engineer more realistic cell and animal models of the disease and even develop better ways to detect and treat it early.

 IT’s official! The nominees of the 9th edition of the prestigious Africa magic viewer’s choice awards have been announced. The nominees who were announced on Sunday, 15th April by Bisola Aiyeola and Adjetey Anang, feature Zambian film productions. The AMVCAs recognise and celebrate outstanding performances in African television and film across diverse genres. Out of […]