Malawi's government last month imposed a comprehensive ban on "dual practice," prohibiting public‑sector doctors and nurses from working in private clinics, hospitals, pharmacies or diagnostic centers while still employed by the state.
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vinay Prasad smiles for a portrait. AP/U.S. Food and Drug Administration hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Food and Drug Administration WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration's embattled vaccine chief, Dr.
A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child's condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital tablet (at the corner of the table), aimed at reducing the overuse of antibiotics.
Cat lovers have more in common with the family feline than they may realize. New research published in the journal Science suggests cats and humans develop similar cancers due to similar tumor-causing genetic mutations. This finding could lead to new cancer treatments for both pets and people.
It could mark the "first advance to benefit people" who have been living with HIV for decades but are forced to treat it with complex, multi-pill regimens: a once a day pill that works just as well, according to the results of a new clinical trial.
A Lagos coroner's court on Thursday scheduled an inquest into the death of the 21-month-old son of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The case has renewed scrutiny of healthcare standards in Nigeria, where many patients who can afford it seek treatment abroad amid longstanding concerns over infrastructure and patient safety. Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
The Epstein-Barr virus is a herpes virus and is considered a contributory cause of various cancer and autoimmune diseases. It is transmitted via droplets such as in saliva. That's why one of the diseases caused by the virus, Pfeiffer's disease, or Pfeiffer's glandular fever, is also known as the kissing disease.
An estimated 4.5 million girls worldwide are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation this year, the United Nations warned on Friday.
Shimaa Mahmoud puts on a face mask. Before pulling on latex gloves, she turns up the music on her computer. Gentle melodies blend with Quranic verses in Arabic. Then the 29-year-old dentist opens the waiting room door to welcome the next patient.
Some 182,000 Kurds living in Iraqi Kurdistan were killed in 1988 by chemical weapons launched by Saddam Hussein's regime in a series of attacks known as the Anfal campaign. That campaign included chemical attacks on Halabja, a village on the Iraq-Iran border, and other communities. Five thousand people are estimated to have died in Halabja.
Over 100 million records sold, 25 No. 1 hits on the US country charts, 11 Grammys and three Emmys — country star Dolly Parton is one of the most successful singers in the world. At 80 years old, she's bringing the same energy she did when her career was just getting started.
A crew of four aboard the International Space Station will return to Earth several weeks ahead of schedule due to a medical emergency. NASA confirmed last week that a serious medical condition was affecting one of the four members of the current ISS crew rotation.