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HEALTHOct 11Cubans turn to community and free pharmacies to cope with medicine shortagesCommunity pharmacies are emerging in Cuba as a response to the medicine deficit, exacerbated by external restrictions and logistical problems. The opening of private pharmacies seeks to alleviate the shortage but raises doubts about their accessibility for low-income individuals.Clarín
HEALTHOct 11David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl and ended up disproving the experiment of his own lifeAn accident during a circumcision led his parents to accept that he be raised as a girl under the supervision of psychologist John Money. For years, his case was presented as a scientific success, until David decided to publicly tell what he had really lived.Clarín
HEALTHOct 11Sweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interestA group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.NPR News
HEALTHOct 11WHO says no plague case registered after lab worker’s death in RussiaThe World Health Organization has confirmed that no plague case was registered following the death of a lab worker in Russia. This clarifies public health concerns related to a potential disease outbreak.independentuk · united kingdom
HEALTHOct 11Osmania junior doctors to protest on October 12 over training, working conditionsAccording to an official strike notice issued on October 10, the protest will begin at 8.30 a.m. at the main gate of Osmania General HospitalThe Hindu
HEALTHOct 11Officials crack down on 203 network hospitals for various irregularitiesThe NTR Vaidya Seva Trust imposed fines of ₹34.39 crore and took disciplinary action against 44 hospitals, including 25 suspensions, over the past two yearsThe Hindu
HEALTHOct 11Nurses fired for posting videos of bedridden patient with captions such as ‘So bored’ and ‘This job sucks’A hospital in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, has fired two female nurses for filming videos of a bedridden patient and the hospital interior without permission and posting them on…Japan Today
HEALTHOct 11WHO issues update on investigation into Russian plague lab worker’s deathThe World Health Organisation says no case of plague has been registeredThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 111 in 6 Nigerian youths faces mental health challenge, experts warn… As YEDI, Grassroot Soccer take mental health awareness to Mushin communityBy Chioma Obinna Concerned by the growing burden of mental health challenges among young people and widespread misconceptions surrounding the condition, health experts have called for early help-seeking, community-based interventions and stronger collaboration between health professionals, families and religious institutions.They spoke during a community […] The post 1 in 6 Nigerian youths faces mental health challenge, experts warn appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 11Malnutrition: Nigerian governors to establish national nutrition intervention fundHe said governors of the 36 states of the federation had resolved to declare war on hunger by launching a nationwide nutrition emergency. The post Malnutrition: Nigerian governors to establish national nutrition intervention fund appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHOct 11"Chat is my family doctor": the risk of replacing specialists with virtual diagnosesPacientes con trastorno de ansiedad por enfermedad acuden a asistentes conversacionales buscando tranquilidad inmediata ante cada estudio o molestia física.Sin embargo, la exposición ilimitada a contenidos científicos complejos suele derivar en angustia y desconfianza hacia las indicaciones de los profesionales.Clarín
HEALTHOct 11Dulce de leche: how much you can eat in a healthy diet and the key advice from nutritionistsDos expertos dicen que el consumo tiene que ser ocasional y la cuchara sopera, su medida. Y que el secreto está en evitar consumirlo directamente del pote: "Debería durar un mes".Clarín
HEALTHOct 11Chinese retiree devotes life to photography after tumour shrinks post-bucket-list tripAfter spending all her savings on a month-long trip to Antarctica following a cancer diagnosis, a woman from southwestern China discovered that her tumour had shrunk. Wang Ying, 67, is an amateur wildlife photographer who has photographed more than 1,200 bird species. In 2013, as she was preparing to retire from her job as an administrator at a school in Kunming, the capital of southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Wang was diagnosed with a form of thyroid cancer. Doctors urged her to undergo...South China Morning Post
HEALTHOct 11Why warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from BorneoOn Facebook, public hospitals in Malaysia’s Bornean states have been rolling out “Selamat Datang” [welcome] banner posts to embrace medical staff reporting for duty. Tawau Hospital on Sabah’s east coast recently published a group photograph welcoming newly arrived medical officers. Kinabatangan Hospital posted similar banners hailing arrivals across various departments, while in neighbouring Sarawak, Kapit Hospital accompanied its greeting with a portrait of a newly arrived doctor. But behind...South China Morning Post
HEALTHOct 11Why heart disease is deadlier in African women in USHeart disease is the leading cause of death in women, but it is even more deadly in women of African descent. According to the American Heart Association, over 50 percent of Black women have some form of cardiovascular disease in the United States, and they are dying at younger ages than white women. The post Why heart disease is deadlier in African women in US appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.sunnewsonline · nigeria
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 11Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported caseAl Jazeera [en]
HEALTHOct 10How massive mark-ups and hospital margins drain patients in IndiaDrug pricing in India faces intense scrutiny as investigations reveal massive mark-ups on medicines and medical devices in hospital pharmacies, leaving patients burdened by unregulated costs.deccanherald · india
HEALTHOct 10WHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s deathThe WHO says the lack of a confirmed diagnosis remains a key uncertainty, with no sign of ongoing transmission.Al Jazeera [en]
HEALTHOct 10U.S. measles cases surpass 4,000, with over 25 percent coming from PennsylvaniaU.S. measles cases this year have surpassed 4,000, with over 25 percent of the nation’s reported infections coming from Pennsylvania, according to recently released data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are currently 4,080 measles cases reported across 47 states and Washington, D.C., the CDC confirmed Friday. Out of these reported…The Hill
HEALTHOct 10Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseasesThe World Health Organization said Saturday it still doesn’t know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and…Japan Today
HEALTHOct 1086-year-old found dead in sweltering 99-degree room at assisted-living facilityThe elderly woman ‘got confused easily,’ her son reportedly told policeThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 10Visakhapatnam’s air breached national standard on 259 of 382 days; data show winter brings the worstAll 10 monitoring stations in Visakhapatnam breached the annual PM10 limit over 12 months; the city’s bowl-shaped terrain and winter temperature inversion trap pollutants, an APPCB scientist saysThe Hindu
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 10Kenya: Ebola tests negative as contact tracing continuesFrance 24 [en]
HEALTHOct 10A 12-year-old girl died after drinking a smoothie prepared in an unwashed blender at a cafeteria: it contained hazelnut remains that caused a fatal allergyOcurrió en un bar del sur de Londres y la familia reclama legislar protocolos para alergias alimentarias.El dueño del café se declaró culpable de delitos relacionados con la seguridad de los alimentos.Clarín
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