Africa: Chatbots for Medical Advice - Three Ways to Avoid Misleading Information
[The Conversation Africa] We expect medical professionals to give us reliable information about ourselves and potential treatments so that we can make informed decisions about which (if any) medicine or other intervention we need. If your doctor instead "bullshits" you (yes - this term has been used in academic publications to refer to persuasion without regard for truth, and not as a swear word) under the deception of authoritative medical advice, the decisions you make could be based on faulty evidence and may result in harm or
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine ICT and Telecom Source Type: news

Africa: Chronic Pelvic Pain Affects Up to 26 Percent of Women - Our Latest Research Brings Us Closer to Better Treating It
[The Conversation Africa] Chronic pelvic pain affects between 5% and 26% of women worldwide. It can be associated with conditions such as endometriosis (where tissue resembling the lining of the womb is found outside the womb) and interstitial cystitis (bladder pain syndrome). Some women also have chronic pelvic pain without a specific cause.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news

Nigeria: Urgent Response Needed to Curb Nigeria's Worsening Diphtheria Outbreak
[MSF] A serious diphtheria outbreak is tearing through Nigeria, where thousands of people have been infected and hundreds more have died.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Kenya: Pharmacy Board Recalls Kenyan-Made 'Tamedol' Paracetamol Oral Solution
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has recalled Kenyan-made 'Tamedol' Paracetamol Oral Solution for failing to meet market authorization requirements.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

Africa: How To Stop the Health Worker Brain Drain in Africa? Invest in People and Innovations
[allAfrica] This year the World Health Organization added 37 African countries to a list of nations at risk of facing worsening health worker shortages due to "brain drain" - a well-documented phenomenon of health workers emigrating to work in high-income countries like the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Libya: MSF Begins Medical Activities in Derna After Storm Daniel
[MSF] As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after the devastation of Storm Daniel, Manoelle Carton, MSF medical coordinator in Libya, describes the situation on the ground and our planned response.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya NGOs and Civil Society North Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Government Welcomes Novo Nordisk Announcement to Produce Insulin in SA
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government welcomes the announcement by the global pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, that it will produce insulin in South Africa.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the UN General Assembly Side-Event - Empowering Lives: Bridging the Gap for Insulin Access in Africa - 19 September 2023
[WHO] Your Excellency Minister Nicolai Wammen,
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Uganda: Infrastructural Breakdown Forces Management to Abandon Entebbe Grade A Hospital
[Nile Post] Entebbe Grade A Hospital, which has long grappled with deteriorating conditions, has taken the bold step of relocating its services to the National Isolation Centre in Entebbe.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Industry and Infrastructure Uganda Source Type: news

South Africa: 'The Only Good TB Bacillus Is a Dead One', Says UCT's Prof Valerie Mizrahi
[spotlight] World-leading tuberculosis researcher Professor Valerie Mizrahi was 35 when her mother Etty started losing weight and coughing furiously. After healthcare professionals in Johannesburg failed to accurately diagnose her, it was a doctor in Plettenberg Bay who told Etty: "The good news is you don't have lung cancer, the bad news is that you have tuberculosis (TB)."
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Study Confirms Psoriasis Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk Study Confirms Psoriasis Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk
To date, the study is the largest to explore the relationship between severe psoriasis and coronary microvascular dysfunction.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Dermatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news

We must confront sexual violence in the NHS to prevent further institutional harm - Greenfield P.
Extensive cultural change is needed in the NHS to tackle sexual violence and prevent further institutional harm to patients and staff, writes Philippa Greenfield The recent "Me Too in Medicine" investigation by The BMJ and the Guardian1 is an important ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

AI-driven drowned-detection system for rapid coastal rescue operations - P D, Durairaj M, Subudhi S, Rao VVRM, Jayanthi J, Suganthi D.
Recent observations indicate that nearly 50% of the public frequently visit coastal areas during weekends, seeking the health benefits of natural sunlight and fostering familial bonds. Notably, a significant portion of these visitors are unaware of swimmin...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news

Uganda: MSF Ends Support to HIV Programme in Arua After More Than 20 Years
[MSF] For over 20 years, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has supported the Ministry of Health with treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in the West Nile region of Uganda and more specifically, in the Arua district.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Uganda Source Type: news

What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Play
We are in the midst of a new psychedelic renaissance. Drugs like MDMA and psilocybin are being ushered into mainstream medicine, promoted as miracle cures for a host of psychiatric woes. But as psychedelics come to be seen as treatments for various types of psychological suffering, we are overlooking one of their most precious offerings: the potential for play. “Neuroplasticity” is the word many mental health professionals are now using to describe the positive effect of psychedelics; a process in which the brain sort of loosens up, becoming flexible and open to learning (Children’s brains, for instanc...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ross Ellenhorn Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

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