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HEALTH3d agoPope Leo to undergo surgery in coming days after nodule discovered on his lungPope Leo is expected to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday, the Vatican has said, after a nodule was discovered on his lung.Sky News World
HEALTH3d agoThe Pope announces that he will have surgery for a lung nodule in a "very early" stageLa operación está prevista para los próximos días y conllevará un ingreso posoperatorio de una semana, según confirmó este domingo la Santa Sede LeerEl Mundo
HEALTH3d agoCubans turn to community and free pharmacies to cope with medicine shortagesCommunity pharmacies are emerging in Cuba as a response to the medicine deficit, exacerbated by external restrictions and logistical problems. The opening of private pharmacies seeks to alleviate the shortage but raises doubts about their accessibility for low-income individuals.Clarín
HEALTH3d agoDavid Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl and ended up disproving the experiment of his own lifeAn accident during a circumcision led his parents to accept that he be raised as a girl under the supervision of psychologist John Money. For years, his case was presented as a scientific success, until David decided to publicly tell what he had really lived.Clarín
HEALTH3d agoSweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interestA group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.NPR News
HEALTH3d agoWHO says no plague case registered after lab worker’s death in RussiaThe World Health Organization has confirmed that no plague case was registered following the death of a lab worker in Russia. This clarifies public health concerns related to a potential disease outbreak.independentuk · united kingdom
HEALTH3d agoOsmania junior doctors to protest on October 12 over training, working conditionsAccording to an official strike notice issued on October 10, the protest will begin at 8.30 a.m. at the main gate of Osmania General HospitalThe Hindu
HEALTH3d agoOfficials crack down on 203 network hospitals for various irregularitiesThe NTR Vaidya Seva Trust imposed fines of ₹34.39 crore and took disciplinary action against 44 hospitals, including 25 suspensions, over the past two yearsThe Hindu
HEALTH3d agoNurses fired for posting videos of bedridden patient with captions such as ‘So bored’ and ‘This job sucks’A hospital in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, has fired two female nurses for filming videos of a bedridden patient and the hospital interior without permission and posting them on…Japan Today
HEALTH3d agoWHO issues update on investigation into Russian plague lab worker’s deathThe World Health Organisation says no case of plague has been registeredThe Independent World
HEALTH3d ago1 in 6 Nigerian youths faces mental health challenge, experts warn… As YEDI, Grassroot Soccer take mental health awareness to Mushin communityBy Chioma Obinna Concerned by the growing burden of mental health challenges among young people and widespread misconceptions surrounding the condition, health experts have called for early help-seeking, community-based interventions and stronger collaboration between health professionals, families and religious institutions.They spoke during a community […] The post 1 in 6 Nigerian youths faces mental health challenge, experts warn appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTH3d agoMalnutrition: Nigerian governors to establish national nutrition intervention fundHe said governors of the 36 states of the federation had resolved to declare war on hunger by launching a nationwide nutrition emergency. The post Malnutrition: Nigerian governors to establish national nutrition intervention fund appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTH3d ago"Chat is my family doctor": the risk of replacing specialists with virtual diagnosesPacientes con trastorno de ansiedad por enfermedad acuden a asistentes conversacionales buscando tranquilidad inmediata ante cada estudio o molestia física.Sin embargo, la exposición ilimitada a contenidos científicos complejos suele derivar en angustia y desconfianza hacia las indicaciones de los profesionales.Clarín
HEALTH3d agoDulce de leche: how much you can eat in a healthy diet and the key advice from nutritionistsDos expertos dicen que el consumo tiene que ser ocasional y la cuchara sopera, su medida. Y que el secreto está en evitar consumirlo directamente del pote: "Debería durar un mes".Clarín
HEALTH3d agoChinese retiree devotes life to photography after tumour shrinks post-bucket-list tripAfter spending all her savings on a month-long trip to Antarctica following a cancer diagnosis, a woman from southwestern China discovered that her tumour had shrunk. Wang Ying, 67, is an amateur wildlife photographer who has photographed more than 1,200 bird species. In 2013, as she was preparing to retire from her job as an administrator at a school in Kunming, the capital of southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Wang was diagnosed with a form of thyroid cancer. Doctors urged her to undergo...South China Morning Post
HEALTH3d agoWhy warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from BorneoOn Facebook, public hospitals in Malaysia’s Bornean states have been rolling out “Selamat Datang” [welcome] banner posts to embrace medical staff reporting for duty. Tawau Hospital on Sabah’s east coast recently published a group photograph welcoming newly arrived medical officers. Kinabatangan Hospital posted similar banners hailing arrivals across various departments, while in neighbouring Sarawak, Kapit Hospital accompanied its greeting with a portrait of a newly arrived doctor. But behind...South China Morning Post
HEALTH3d agoWhy heart disease is deadlier in African women in USHeart disease is the leading cause of death in women, but it is even more deadly in women of African descent. According to the American Heart Association, over 50 percent of Black women have some form of cardiovascular disease in the United States, and they are dying at younger ages than white women. The post Why heart disease is deadlier in African women in US appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.sunnewsonline · nigeria
HEALTHBREAKING3d agoEbola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported caseAl Jazeera [en]
HEALTH3d agoHow massive mark-ups and hospital margins drain patients in IndiaDrug pricing in India faces intense scrutiny as investigations reveal massive mark-ups on medicines and medical devices in hospital pharmacies, leaving patients burdened by unregulated costs.deccanherald · india
HEALTH3d agoWHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s deathThe WHO says the lack of a confirmed diagnosis remains a key uncertainty, with no sign of ongoing transmission.Al Jazeera [en]
HEALTH3d agoU.S. measles cases surpass 4,000, with over 25 percent coming from PennsylvaniaU.S. measles cases this year have surpassed 4,000, with over 25 percent of the nation’s reported infections coming from Pennsylvania, according to recently released data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are currently 4,080 measles cases reported across 47 states and Washington, D.C., the CDC confirmed Friday. Out of these reported…The Hill
HEALTH3d agoMystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseasesThe World Health Organization said Saturday it still doesn’t know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and…Japan Today
HEALTH4d ago86-year-old found dead in sweltering 99-degree room at assisted-living facilityThe elderly woman ‘got confused easily,’ her son reportedly told policeThe Independent World
HEALTH4d agoVisakhapatnam’s air breached national standard on 259 of 382 days; data show winter brings the worstAll 10 monitoring stations in Visakhapatnam breached the annual PM10 limit over 12 months; the city’s bowl-shaped terrain and winter temperature inversion trap pollutants, an APPCB scientist saysThe Hindu
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