By The African Exponent According to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 92 confirmed cases of monkeypox in 12 countries. In addition, since receiving its first reports of the infection on May 13, there have been cases of monkeypox in the United States, Australia, Canada, and across Europe. So, it is a

By The African Exponent Use of Viagra over an extended period of time may increase the risk of psychological dependence. Politicians in the Puntland region of northern Somalia are alarmed by the increased street sales of Viagra to unsuspecting customers. Viagra is a prescription drug typically used to treat male impotence and erectile dysfunction (ED),

South African surgeons Dr Tim Forgan and Dr Imraan Mia use a robot called DaVinci to perform delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, July 15, 2022. Reuters/Shelley Christians By Reuters A surgical team led by Dr Tim Forgan uses the da Vinci Xi robot to assist in removing a cancerous

By Anadolu Agency Western European nations have recently recorded their highest daily increases in COVID-19 cases in months, which is likely to disrupt people’s summer plans. The increase in cases of the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 has prompted calls for increased caution across Europe, which has relaxed almost all coronavirus restrictions. “As countries across

By Anadolu Agency Europe seems to be slipping back into the hold of coronavirus as several countries have registered rising cases in recent days. A week after Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, COVID-19 infections in the UK rose by 43%. The country’s Health Ministry reported that a total of 6,401 COVID-19 patients were in

CFP Image By Xinhua News Agency Tanzanian health authorities said on Monday they are on high alert following fresh outbreak of Ebola in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Abel Makubi, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, said the ministry has dispatched teams of surveillance experts to regions bordering with the DRC.

File – Tourists arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Thailand announced Friday, April 22, 2022, that visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer need to undergo any test or quarantine on arrival starting May 1, a measure the authorities hope will help rejuvenate the country’s

Credit Reuters Photograph: Toby Melville The Guardian By Andrew Gregory Tool addresses inequalities in UK, where stillbirth and perinatal death rates are high for black and Asian babies The NHS is piloting a new artificial intelligence pregnancy screening tool that could dramatically reduce racial disparities in baby death rates. Stillbirth and perinatal death rates are

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks near a poster advertising the NHS COVID Pass application during a visit to a National Health Service (NHS) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre near Ramsgate, Britain, December 16, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS Reuters By Alistair Smout English medical leaders on Friday urged Boris Johnson not to be too

NHS staff on a hospital ward. The report’s authors said they had uncovered evidence of ‘persistent’ inequalities that are harming patients’ health. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA The Guardian By Andrew Gregory Exclusive: Review paints devastating picture of a healthcare system failing minority ethnic patients in England Radical action is needed urgently to tackle “overwhelming” minority ethnic