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Only 31% of efforts to integrate proven treatments into health care systems are successful, recent data has found.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE Confederations of African Football (CAF) has announced a list of 85 referees for a preparatory course ahead of the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

California is on track to become the first state to ban four food additives that some experts have linked to health issues ranging from behavioral problems in children to reproductive issues to cancer in lab animals.

The human microbiome includes the genetic material of more than 100 trillion tiny microorganisms—fungi, yeast, bacteria, and even viruses, most of which hang out in our gastrointestinal tract to serve as guardians of our health. But when a healthy microbiome gives way to an imbalance—a “pathobiome”—any number of health problems can occur—from rheumatoid arthritis, to bacterial vaginosis.

Risk-standardized survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are lower for emergency medical service (EMS) agencies working in Black and Hispanic catchment areas than those in White catchment areas, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.

Unruptured cerebral aneurysms of sizes and locations that require attention may be frequently missed in routine clinical care, but a machine learning algorithm could minimize missed care opportunities, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have found new genes that put people at higher risk for colon cancer and rectal cancer.

A study by Environmental Working Group scientists has found unsettling details about the potential health risks of common household cleaning products.

By NATION REPORTER 

THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, the Zambia Police and immigration to stop raiding shops owned by Rwandan nationals at night.