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Hypertension deaths rise
US deaths from pulmonary hypertension have increased over the past decade, according to a study from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
Meningitis B vaccine
US health regulators have granted Novartis' meningitis B vaccine Bexsero breakthrough therapy status. The company said it plans to file for US approval of...
Breast cancer drug
Pfizer's experimental breast cancer drug in a clinical trial nearly doubled the amount of time patients lived without their disease getting worse, but overall...
Antibiotics changing soil
German scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum in a joint study with researchers of Julius Kühn Institute have found that the repeated application of manure contaminated...
Pool peeing a 'health risk'
It goes without saying that 'peeing in the pool' is not exactly the most hygienic habit, but according to new research, it may pose...
Silicosis class action
SA's first class action silicosis suit could win compensation for hundreds of thousands of miners and widows - and prepare the way for a...
Old Mutual doctor fined
A senior Old Mutual doctor has been fined R60,000 by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) for unprofessional conduct, after he circulated a...
Drug overdose treatment device approved in the US
US health regulators have approved a drug overdose treatment device that experts say will provide a powerful lifesaving tool in the midst of a...
Made for Africa app
UK-based Mobilium Global has built the first android 'Made For Africa' mobile health and wellness, free and free to use smartphone application. It has...
Stickiness – the great challenge of mobile health projects
A significant criticism of mobile health is the sheer number of pilot projects inundating the third world, writes iMedicalApps. A recent PLOS Medicine paper...