A shortage of neurologists has slowed down the early detection of stroke in Kenya. Photo/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa A shortage of neurologists has slowed down the early detection of stroke in Kenya, putting the country’s non-communicable disease care systems, especially cardiovascular care, on the spot. The latest World Health Expectancy ranking, a global health

A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2023. Reuters/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Novo Nordisk on Saturday said the heart protective benefits of its wildly popular Wegovy obesity treatment are due to more than weight loss alone, according to new

A health practitioner takes a blood sample from a patient for HIV testing. Photo Shutterstock In the last six months, 11 thousand people have been diagnosed with the disease in Somalia, which shows how fast this disease is spreading across the country. The committee to prevent HIV/AIDS in Somalia is conducting awareness training on the

Lekma hospital Ghana Photo/Wikipedia By Xinhua News Agency It is an early September morning in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, where many people are engaged in their daily chores to earn a living. In the theater of the city’s Lekma hospital, commonly known as the China-Ghana Friendship Hospital, two Chinese ophthalmologists are working on patients.

A health practitioner takes a blood sample from a patient for HIV testing. Photo Shutterstock By Daily Nation Kenya may lose HIV funding if the United States Congress does not resolve the current debate by next month. In June this year, a group of Kenyan Members of Parliament and religious leaders wrote a letter to

By Anadolu Agency BA.2.86 variant also found in US, UK and Denmark A new variant of COVID-19 named BA.2.86 has been identified in Israel for the first time, local media reported Sunday. The Israel Public Broadcasting Organization (KAN) confirmed the presence of the variant, marking the fourth known case worldwide following its identification in the

The Lib Dems said the figures revealed a ‘postcode lottery’ with delays more common in certain areas (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Wire) The Independent By Holly Evans The number of patients waiting a year for NHS treatment in England has risen by 15% in the past year, new research has suggested. This comes despite Rishi Sunak’s

By Reuters Supermarket group Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s largest private-sector employer, is to offer its staff virtual appointments with a private family doctor, in another indication of the pressures engulfing the country’s National Health Service (NHS). The country’s biggest retailer told Reuters on Thursday the benefits package for its 310,000 UK workers would provide them and

NHS websites shared data with Facebook via the Meta Pixel tool. Illustration: Guardian Design The Guardian By Shanti Das NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising never to do so. An Observer investigation has uncovered a covert tracking tool in the websites

Private clinics are wooing customers by offering short-notice consultations. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA The Guardian By Sarah Marsh and Denis Campbell Signs that NHS’s inability to offer prompt care is creating surge in people resorting to private care Patients are paying up to £550 an hour to see private GPs amid frustration at the delays many