Anti-vaccine scepticism, conflict and poor access fuelled a 50% increase in measles cases last year. The Guardian reports that this is according to the World Health...
February 20th, 2019Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the US and advanced colorectal polyps are a major risk factor. The US Preventive Services Task Force...
February 13th, 2019Exercise resulted in greater reduction in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) relative to weight loss than did pharmacological interventions, found a US...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is an antiretroviral pill that is over 90% effective in preventing HIV acquisition when taken as prescribed. A new perspective...
January 30th, 2019
Former CEO of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union's Worker Health Programme, Colleen Khumalo, has appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court on...
As political tensions over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) stalled presidential election results continue, and rebel groups in the east of the country show no...International
The head of Italy’s national health research organisation has said he was forced to quit because of the “anti-scientific” policies of the country’s populist...Urology
A US study suggests that antibiotics are being overused in up to 60% of patients undergoing common urological procedures. The study, led by Dr Daniel Livorsi, University...
December 5th, 2018Many research studies have reported on the elevated health risk and deviance of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ). But a study using US...
No health issue has the capacity to divide public opinions more than smoking, writes Casandra Wong for Yahoo News Singapore. Governments in Asia have been slow to...
