Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us — Here’s How
It is critical that African scientists tackle African problems, and the reasons extend beyond access. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Khisi MdluliBOSTON, US, Mar 15 2024 (IPS) I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera.
Even though South Africa and eSwatini a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khisi Mdluli Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves Relocation of Naca From Osgf to Health Ministry
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Evaluation of sleep behavior and the use of sleep aids among adults living in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study - Aldhafiri A, Almutairi N, Alharbi M, Aloufi A, Hakeem A, Kattan A, Alzahrani F.
This study aimed to measure sleep behavior and factors contributing to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Inexperience Diagnosing Syphilis Adding to Higher Rates Inexperience Diagnosing Syphilis Adding to Higher Rates
After years of not seeing any cases of syphilis, rising rates mean that clinicians are having to refresh their diagnostic and treatment skills for the sexually transmitted infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Reductions in New HIV Infections in Several Global HIV Prevention Coalition Countries, but Global Progress Needs to Be Accelerated
[UNAIDS] A new report, HIV Prevention: From Crisis to Opportunity shows that HIV infections continue to decline in countries that are part of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition (GPC) faster than in the rest of the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
HHS: Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) on March 27-28, 2024. The agenda and information on how to join the meeting will be posted on thePACHA website prior to the meeting. To provide public comment, pre-registration is required by March 18, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 12, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Artists bid to make Aids memorial near Diana ward
Judges will choose between five artists to create London's first permanent Aids memorial. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Game Lab Unveils Unity Accessibility Toolkit
The toolkit focuses on players with visual impairments and makes it easier for game developers to implement gamer aids for people with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 11, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Accessible Games and Gaming Source Type: news
Elton John Delivers Exclusive Performance and Raises $10.8 Million for AIDS Foundation at Annual Oscars Party
Sir Elton John retired from touring last July, but the legendary singer got back behind the piano in front of a star-studded audience at his annual Academy Awards viewing party, benefitting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The crowd, which included Patricia Arquette, Donatella Versace, Sharon…#eltonjohn #academyawards #patriciaarquette #donatellaversace #sharonstone #zooeydeschanel #brandicarlile #dannydevito #rheapearlman #timallen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Signia Expands Integrated Xperience (IX) Platform Portfolio with Addition of Discreet, Design-Forward Styletto IX and Insio IX Hearing Aids that Directly …
TORONTO, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building on the market response to its groundbreaking Integrated Xperience (IX) hearing aid platform, hearing aid innovator Signia is expanding its platform offerings to include Styletto IX, the world's slimmest & most advanced Slim-RIC hearing aid, and…#integratedxperience #signia #styletto #insioix #cic #iic #without2 #michèledostaler #audiologyteam #snr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: At the 68th Commission On Status of Women UNAIDS Calls for Action to Achieve Gender Equality and End Aids
[UNAIDS] Geneva/New York -- UNAIDS is gearing up for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW68) which begins today and will run until 22 March 2024. #CSW68, the United Nations largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment, is being held this year under the priority theme, Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 11, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
2 Medical Device Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in March
A good way to invest in the healthcare industry's continued growth is by targeting businesses that make medical devices. Such equipment aids physicians in surgery, helps patients recover, and can assist people in staying on top of chronic conditions, including hypertension and diabetes. This…#medtronic #dexcom #dxcm #fda #g7 #davidjagielski #motleyfool #2medicaldevicestocks #buyhandoverfist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Once-Daily HIV Oral Alternative Advances New Once-Daily HIV Oral Alternative Advances
The single-pill combination of bictegravir-lenacapavir shows good virologic suppression and tolerability in a 2-year clinical trial; about 8% of people with HIV are still on complex regimens.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
‘I’m never going to be Tony’: Jeanne Marrazzo, Anthony Fauci’s successor, vows a new direction at NIAID
When Jeanne Marrazzo started her residency at the Yale New Haven Hospital in 1988, the world was a very different place. Marrazzo provided care for dying AIDS patients—mainly gay men and intravenous drug users and their sexual partners. “Stigma was alive and well and thriving, and in fact, really, really ugly at the time,” Marrazzo told an audience of young scientists on 3 March in Denver, just before the start of an HIV/AIDS conference. “You really sometimes had to work hard to get your patients what you needed. That made me interested in political and scientific advocacy and activism very early on.”
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Source: ScienceNOW - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
‘A Complete Embarrassment!’ Hakeem Jeffries Presents Show-and-Tell of GOP’s Lack of ‘Decorum’ at SOTU
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) laid into Republicans for their “political stunts” at Thursday night’s State of the Union address, calling them “a complete embarrassment!” During his weekly press briefing on Friday, Jeffries brought visual aids to illustrate his point that “Extreme…#hakeemjeffries #republicans #jeffries #marjorietaylorgreene #maga #georgesantos #laurenboebert #rco #democrats #smokinjoebiden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
