That day was in November 2023, around a month into the war in Gaza. Ala’a is among an estimated 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers in the Gaza Strip who for the past year have been forced to give birth under fire, in tents, while fleeing bombs and often without assistance, medication or even clean water. … Read more
Reaching for cash, lipstick or a comb nearly causes your hand to get stuck in the process. How does that relate to sore gums? Gums can have pockets too, but you want them to be tight. Teeth and gums should cling together so tightly that you can get little more than dental floss into the … Read more
The image shows mice in a laboratory in Japan. — Reuters/File Applying a food-safe dye that absorbs light onto the skin of a mouse makes its skin transparent, allowing researchers to look into the blood vessels of the scalp, the movement of organs under the skin of the abdomen, and at working muscles, they reported … Read more
A health worker administrates polio-vaccine drops to a child during anti-polio immunization campaign in Azizabad area in Karachi on June 4, 2024. — PPI Balochistan becomes polio epicentre with 15 cases this year. Multiple challenges hinder Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts. 2 major door-to-door vaccination campaigns planned this year. ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that a 30-month-old … Read more
A representational image showing a patient showing his hand with a sore caused by an infection of the mpox virus, in the isolation area for mpox patients. — AFP/File Health Ministry officials have raised alarm bells over the performance of Border Health Services (BHS) personnel after a monkeypox patient went undetected at the Islamabad airport … Read more
According to Government figures, the number of inmates are four times over the planned capacity, making the Philippines one of the most overcrowded penal systems in the world alongside countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti and Uganda. But now the Government, with the support of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime … Read more
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted that it had been “a massive success amidst a tragic daily reality of life” for more than two million Gazans who have been caught up in the intense fighting since last October’s terror attacks by Hamas unleashed the war in Gaza. In three phases over twelve days, from 1 … Read more
If you’ve come across kava in the dietary supplement section of your favorite health food store, or stumbled across a kava bar in your hometown, you’re probably curious what the hype’s all about. Or perhaps you are familiar with this legal, all-natural high. Either way, you may benefit from a little background on the substance … Read more
An undated picture of the replica of the “Golden Owl”. — X/@awn_site Thousands of treasure hunt enthusiasts, except one, sulked in unison as it was announced that France’s famous treasure hunt for a “golden owl” finally came to an end after 31 years. Earlier this week, official social media accounts linked to the “On the … Read more
Eyes may be the window to our soul, but it’s not a very effective portal if you can’t see inside. Allergic reactions hit people in different ways, but most allergy sufferers have probably been subject to itchy, watery eyes at one time or another. Pet allergies, ragweed, pollen, dust mites — you name it. Most … Read more