Low levels of vitamin D have been shown to be associated with a higher risk of having a cardiac event, like a heart attack or stroke. For this reason, treatment by vitamin D pills or injections are being investigated as a possible preventative method in these patients.
Obesity associated with worse flare symptoms and quality of life in people with early rheumatoid arthritis
A recent study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and others has found a correlation between obesity and more severe disease flare symptoms that negatively affect quality of life in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic, autoimmune, inflammatory disorder affecting multiple joints in the body. The study was presented at ACR Convergence 2023, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.
Study finds poor ventilation use during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The ventilation technique, also known as rescue breathing, commonly used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for people with cardiac arrest is often performed poorly by professional emergency responders, and this ineffective strategy is linked to significantly worse patient survival rates, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Steven Masumba advises UPND against supporting sampa’s illegal acts
By Nation Reporter
STEVEN Masumba has described expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa’s action to illegally and clandestinely take over the leadership of the Patriotic Front (PF) as an evil manoeuvre that should never have the blessings of the UPND as the governing party.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.
Hired delegates to sue Sampa
…claim the former Matero law maker was gifted K5 million to stage a coup against the PF leadership from which he had allegedly promised to pay the organisers K250, 000 each for the illegal elective conference
By LUCY PHIRI
HIRED delegates to Miles Sampa’s illegal convention that saw the expelled Matero Member of Parliament install himself as purported president of the Patriotic Front (PF) are threatening to sue, contending that he has failed to meet his contractual obligation of paying them for attending the said elective congress.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.
Replacing PF with UPND regrettable mistake – SP
By ROGERS KALERO
THE UPND may succeed to use the police, the Judiciary and the Parliament to silence its political rivals, but will certainly not defeat the resolve of majority Zambians who have come to realise that the Hakainde Hichilema administration is a failed project that should be abandoned, the Socialist Party has said.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.
Peter Kapala reported to ACC
…for abuse of office after singularly awarding a contract for the supply and delivery of law Sulphur Diesel to Transworld in total disregard of procurement procedures thereby putting the country’s energy sector at risk
By NATION REPORTER
PETER Kapala, the Energy Minister has been reported to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for criminal conduct and abuse of office after awarding a contract to Transworld for the supply and delivery of low Sulphur diesel in total disregard of tender procedures and laws.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.
Peter Kapala reported to ACC
…for abuse of office after singularly awarding a contract for the supply and delivery of law Sulphur Diesel to Transworld in total disregard of procurement procedures thereby putting the country’s energy sector at risk
By NATION REPORTER
PETER Kapala, the Energy Minister has been reported to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for criminal conduct and abuse of office after awarding a contract to Transworld for the supply and delivery of low Sulphur diesel in total disregard of tender procedures and laws.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.
Stakeholders welcome pastoral letter
By NATION REPORTER
STAKEHOLDERS have welcomed the pastoral letter from the catholic Bishops because it reflects the voices of ordinary Zambians.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.
Ignore pastoral letter at own peril, UPND warned
By NATION REPORTER
THE UPND administration should ignore the pastoral letter issued by the Zambia Council of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) at its own peril, civil rights activist Brebnar Changala has warned.
This content is locked
This is exclusive material. To read full story, click on register and choose one of the premium subscriptions to view this content. Login if you are already a premium user.