Superbugs Among Top 10 Threats to Whole Cycle of Life — Global Issues

Superbugs Among Top 10 Threats to Whole Cycle of Life — Global Issues

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“If people do not change the way antibiotics are used now, these new antibiotics will suffer the same fate as the current ones and become ineffective” . Credit: Adil Siddiqi/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 11 (IPS) – Research after research, world’s scientists…

Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum — Global Issues

Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum — Global Issues

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Patients outside the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan. Credit: DNDi by Geoffrey Kamadi (nairobi) Friday, April 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) – The disease burden and distribution of mycetoma—a neglected tropical disease—are not very well understood. However, it is known to affect people in Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania,…

WHO calls for action to protect, support and expand global health force — Global Issues

WHO calls for action to protect, support and expand global health force — Global Issues

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The world has witnessed extraordinary health gains since the UN agency was established, including smallpox eradication, the near elimination of polio, and declines in maternal mortality.  Millions of young lives have also been saved through childhood immunization.  “The history of WHO demonstrates what is possible when nations come together for…

The LGBTIQ+ Community Still Oppressed in Venezuela — Global Issues

The LGBTIQ+ Community Still Oppressed in Venezuela — Global Issues

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LGBTIQ+ activists in Caracas protest outside the National Electoral Council, in charge of the civil registry, demanding enforcement of the legal statute that authorizes a change of name for trans, intersex or non-binary people. The agency has delayed compliance with the law for years. CREDIT: Observatory of Violence by Humberto…

Ethiopian Government Must Prioritize Access To Quality Surgery in Post-War Reconstruction — Global Issues

Ethiopian Government Must Prioritize Access To Quality Surgery in Post-War Reconstruction — Global Issues

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The cumulative needs of injured patients from the war have created a medical crisis. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPS Opinion by Abdo Husen (addis ababa) Thursday, March 30, 2023 Inter Press Service ADDIS ABABA, Mar 30 (IPS) – There are about 5 billion people globally who cannot access surgery. In Ethiopia, for every…

Quo Vadis Republic of Mauritius? — Global Issues

Quo Vadis Republic of Mauritius? — Global Issues

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Opinion by Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (port louis, mauritius) Thursday, March 30, 2023 Inter Press Service PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 30 (IPS) – Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Former President of the Republic of MauritiusOn 12th March 2023, The Republic of Mauritius celebrates 55 years of post-independence history. It would be an understatement to…

Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: Tedros — Global Issues

Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: Tedros — Global Issues

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Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in Equatorial Guinea, WHO is on the ground supporting the outbreak response.  “We have deployed teams to assist with case finding, clinical care, logistics, and community engagement. We have also helped to establish treatment units in the affected areas,” he said.  …

I gained weight and looked pregnant — it was a 104-pound ovarian cyst
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I gained weight and looked pregnant — it was a 104-pound ovarian cyst

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Call it a rebirth. A 20-year-old Florida woman is celebrating the removal of her 104-pound ovarian cyst holding about 46 liters of fluid. Allison Fisher, of the Jacksonville area, told a local TV station it felt like she was “pregnant with 10 kids.” “I let myself believe that if I…