Health
Children's movement affects health and development but research is lacking in Africa: Here's why
Children's health and development depend on how much time they spend doing physical activity, being sedentary and sleeping.
Jun 26, 2023
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Health
Five questions for African countries that want to build climate-resilient health systems
Every day seems to bring a new headline about a devastating climate event. African countries aren't spared. A "rain bomb" in South Africa. Flooding in Nigeria. Cyclones battering Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk for mental disorders increased with exposure to civil violence, finds study
Exposure to civil violence is associated with an increased risk for mental disorders, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 23, 2023
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Surgery
Human organs for transplant: Five steps Africa must take to improve the supply chain
Medical science has made tremendous advancements over the past 70 years. One of these is the transplant of human organs from one person to another. The first transplant—a kidney—was in the US in 1954.
Jun 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Developing better diagnostic tools for tuberculosis
Many of us believe that tuberculosis has been eradicated, but this is not the case. In large parts of the world, tuberculosis is the infectious disease that takes most lives.
Jun 20, 2023
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Pediatrics
Measles and whooping cough outbreaks in South Africa: A sign of low vaccination coverage, experts warn
The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000–2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers uncover new insights into why individuals are affected differently by COVID-19 infection
A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, led by Associate Professor of Biology Youssef Idaghdour and working in collaboration with clinicians at several Abu Dhabi hospitals, investigated the association between microRNAs, ...
Jun 11, 2023
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Vaccination
Should I get the flu vaccine? South African experts say yes—here's why
The winter months are synonymous with the flu in South Africa. Similar to other countries in the southern hemisphere, South Africa has an annual influenza season stretching from April to August.
Jun 9, 2023
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Pediatrics
Fetal alcohol syndrome: Facial modeling study explores technology to aid diagnosis
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a lifelong condition caused by exposing an unborn baby to alcohol. It's a pattern of mental, physical and behavioral symptoms seen in some people whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Surgery
Surgeons must tackle three global health challenges to save lives, say researchers
Despite significant advances over the last 30 years, surgical research is still limited to comparing the benefit of one technique over another. It can be founded on assumptions that a new device or approach is always better—leading ...
Jun 6, 2023
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