Health

Brain implants provide hope for those unable to speak

https://youtu.be/jbUjw4YO8qA Restoring the power of speech to those who have lost it through illness or accident is becoming an ever…

US surgeons say pig kidney functional in human for more than a month

By Issam AHMED US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain dead patient said Wednesday the…

US court restricts access to abortion pill, ruling on hold

By Chris Lefkow A US federal appeals court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on a widely used abortion pill, but the…

Cyprus cats to get Covid meds

Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats in Cyprus, where they have been dying in…

Medical journals warn of ‘growing’ nuclear weapon threat

More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate…

Croatia targets latest climate-change threat: mosquitoes

By Lajla VESELICA ZAGREB, July 20, 2023 (AFP) - Hordes of buzzing but sterile mosquitoes are being let loose in…

Doctors walk out in UK health service’s biggest strike

LONDON, July 13, 2023 (AFP) - Hospital doctors in England will on Thursday stage the biggest walkout in the history…

US makes new Alzheimer’s drug more widely accessible

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US drug regulator gave full approval to a new Alzheimer's medicine on Thursday, a…

WHO announces 18 mn malaria jab doses for 12 African nations

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Around 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African countries…

Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death

By Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People classified as overweight though not obese are not at…

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