Africa: Your Unique Body Odor Could Identify Who You Are and Provide Insights Into Your Health - All From the Touch of a Hand
[The Conversation Africa] From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly surrounded by odor, you're also producing it. And it is so distinctive that it can be used to tell you apart from everyone around you.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Innovation Science and Biotechnology Sustainable Development Source Type: news

What Early Career Hospitalists View as Essential in HMFE What Early Career Hospitalists View as Essential in HMFE
This study surveyed early career hospitalists to get their views.Southern Medical Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hospital Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

The Cost of Corporatized Medicine
(MedPage Today) -- In this interview, Jane Zhu, MD, MPP, MSHP, associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, discusses a recent article she co-authored on the corporatization of healthcare in the New England...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 21, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Woman rescued from outhouse toilet in northern Michigan after dropping Apple Watch, police say
Bagley Township, Mich. – A woman was rescued Tuesday from an outhouse toilet in northern Michigan while trying to retrieve her Apple Watch. The woman, whose name was not released, lowered herself inside the toilet after dropping the watch at the Department of Natural Resources boat launch at Dixon…#bagleytownship #mich #michigan #applewatch #dixonlake #otsegocounty #detroit
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why was the Libya flooding so deadly?
Thousands of people have been killed, with thousands more missing in the floods that survivors and experts told NBC News was not merely a natural disaster. Years of civil war, corruption and institutional neglect left residents of the North African state at the mercy of Mediterranean storm…#northafrican #tarekmegerisi #libya #derna #wadidernavalley #abumansour #abdelwaneesashoor #appliedsciences #libyan #alsediqalsour
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid
Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.
Source: NYT Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri Tags: Wages and Salaries Medicine and Health Politics and Government Women and Girls Strikes Developing Countries Labor and Jobs Organized Labor Volunteers and Community Service Gates, Bill and Melinda, Foundation General Assembly (UN) Glo Source Type: news

As Canada moves toward 3-year training for family doctors, some worry about worsening shortages
The College of Family Physicians of Canada wants to increase the length of a family medicine residency from two years to three, as a way of preparing doctors for more complex patients. But the plan is raising concerns it will increase the shortage of doctors at a time when some six million Canadians don't have access.
Source: CBC | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Sudan: North Darfur Hospitals Overwhelmed As Malaria, Dengue Surge
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- Doctors in the North Darfur capital of El Fasher have voiced concern at the rising tide of malaria cases, especially among children. Hospitals in the city report being overwhelmed by hundreds of cases daily. This is exacerbated by undercapacity, as the large El Fasher Teaching Hospital has been closed due to the war, and is now reportedly serving as a military barracks.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Sudan Source Type: news

Ethiopia: Rights Body Reports Death of Three People From Infectious Disease At Detention Facility
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) confirmed yesterday the death of three detainees by a pest-borne outbreak at a temporary detention center located in Gelan Kifle Ketema(district) of Sheger City, in Oromia regional state.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Human Rights Source Type: news

Rwanda: How Economic Factors Influence the State of Public Health
[New Times] The economic determinants of public health are fundamental factors that significantly impact the overall well-being and health outcomes of a community. These determinants include income and socioeconomic status, as families or individuals with higher incomes and better socioeconomic conditions often have greater access to improved healthcare, nutrition, education, and housing, which in turn, positively influence their health.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news

Malawi: First Lady Shares Malawi's Success in TB Fight in New York
[Nyasa Times] Malawi'S First Lady Monica Chakwera has shared the successes of Malawi in fighting against tuberculosis (TB) in the country during the End Tuberculosis Innovation Summit held alongside the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Tanzania: Tanzania Records Achievements in Addressing NTDs
[Daily News] TANZANIA : TANZANIA has largely reduced Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, trachoma, elephantiasis and hydrocele.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news

South Africa: Aspen's Covid Vaccine Facility in Gqeberha Switches to Making Insulin for Africa
[Daily Maverick] Aspen South Africa will soon deliver millions of vials of human insulin to patients in Africa at a low cost after reaching an agreement with Novo Nordisk.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Sierra Leone: Helping Pregnant Women Access Timely Healthcare in Sierra Leone
[MSF] "When I went into labour, I started making my way to the nearest health centre, but then I felt one of my two babies coming, so I spread my cloth under a mango tree and gave birth on my own," says Musa Yahyah, an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) patient in Sierra Leone.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Sierra Leone West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Nigeria: Prioritising Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria - an Imperative for Brighter Futures
[Nigeria Health Watch] Editor's note: A healthy future starts with a healthy baby, and a healthy baby starts with a healthy mother. In this thought leadership piece, Olubunmi Oyebanji shares how we can create a brighter future for families by prioritising maternal nutrition.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Nutrition West Africa Source Type: news

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