Kenya: We Are Changing for Good - KEMSA Chairman Nyakera
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) which dominated news headlines over scandals, is transforming for the better.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

Kenya: Nairobi, Homa Bay Top Counties in Kenya Medical Supplies Authority's Bad Books
[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Nairobi and Homa Bay counties are leading with the highest debts owed to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

South Africa: Silicosis - Diagnosing the Disease Beyond the Grave
[GroundUp] Q(h)ubeka Trust finds way to pay out widow of miner in spite of lack of medical records
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Mining South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Cabinet Firmly Committed to NHI Implementation - Minister
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet is forging ahead with "its firm commitment for the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI)".
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 - Creating Hope Through Action
[Nigeria Health Watch] In a video that went viral on social media recently, a Lagos socialite known as Mrs Salome* parked her SUV on the ever-busy Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State and made an apparent attempt to jump into the lagoon. Fortunately, swift intervention from passers-by prevented her attempted suicide. However, not everyone is so fortunate. This was the case for Chukwuemeka Akachi, a fourth-year student at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), who took his own life in 2019, leaving behind a suicide note on his
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Kenya: Kenya - Ongata Rongai Boom Town Destroyed Two Vital Rivers - New Study Flags a Major Health Risk
[The Conversation Africa] Over the past 10 years, Ongata Rongai, a satellite town on the edge of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has experienced uncontrolled development and exponential population growth. Because of its appealing location close to the city, it's jumped from just under 40,000 residents in 2009 to a population of over 172,000 in 2019. The most recent census data showed a high annual population growth rate of 16%.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A: How to manage dry mouth during cancer care
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with oral cavity cancer and will need surgery. I spoke to another patient who underwent a similar procedure, and he said he had many issues afterward with hyposalivation, which affected his eating, speaking and oral health. Can you explain what this is and how do I prevent it? ANSWER: While they are being treated, patients with head and neck cancer often experience xerostomia, or dry mouth, which may be…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 15, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

PCPs Prep for ' Less Predictable ' Respiratory Virus Season PCPs Prep for ' Less Predictable ' Respiratory Virus Season
On the cusp of respiratory virus season, experts offer their guidance to primary care physicians about how to advise patients about vaccines for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Progressive community health centers and food for health partner to improve maternal and infant adverse birth outcomes through food is medicine
Advancing A Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Invests in Organizations' Efforts MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on Food is Medicine Day, Progressive Community Health Centers is teaming up with Milwaukee-based non-profit Food For Health to lower the rates of maternal and...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news

Bruush Oral Care to sell 1.58M common shares
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

With the Decongestant SNAFU, the FDA Tries Something New
It’s easy to understand how a medicine like phenylephrine got onto pharmacy shelves in the first place. The common decongestant, used most often as an ingredient in multidrug cold medications like DayQuil and Sudafed PE, was initially designated as “safe and effective” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1976, when the agency was newly—and less stringently than today—greenlighting drugs that had been on the market for years before the agency had established any efficacy standards. After a full review of 14 studies (12 unpublished and two published) from pharmaceutical companies—...
Source: TIME: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Penn Medicine opens walk-in crisis response center at Cedar Avenue campus
The health system invested $5 million in the project, which involved relocating its inpatient psychiatric and drug and alcohol detoxification units from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to HUP-Cedar.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news

23rd World Congress on Integrative Healing: Healing with Peace
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 23rd World Congress on Integrative Health: Healing with Peace – Broadcast Internationally! Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Effie Chow - 1933-2023 Mother of Qigong in the West Qigong/Tai Chi/Traditional Chinese Medicine/Natural...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

A COVID Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Be on the Way
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- An oral vaccine for COVID-19 appears to produce the sort of immune response that could quickly stamp out a developing infection, according to results from a small-scale primate study. Some monkeys given an experimental...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

FDA clarifies results of recent advisory committee meeting on oral phenylephrine
FDA held a Non-prescription Drug Advisory Committee meeting Sept. 11-12, 2023, to discuss the effectiveness of oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient in over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold products.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 14, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

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