Health

Doctors are seeing more COVID-19 cases over the summer, including patients with gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

The funding request emerged when the committee visited Mulago to assess the delivery of health services and investigate complaints that patients are increasingly being asked to pay for services at the country's largest public hospital.

The 34-year-old mom told Newsweek: "It was a complete emotional rollercoaster."

Eating three dates every morning is said to boost digestion, steady blood sugar, and support energy—but is there anything special about the number or timing? Dietitians break down which benefits hold up and what actually matters.

The heart powers a busy highway of arteries and vessels, providing a constant to-and-fro passage for blood. During a heart attack, this passage becomes blocked, usually when a blood clot forms on plaque in a coronary artery and cuts off blood flow to the hear…

Sleep apnea has a textbook patient. He is male, overweight, and snores like a freight train. Women are exhausted, misdiagnosed, and paying for that textbook with their health.

Water is the standout beverage for kidney health.

Discover the top canned foods to cut stroke risk, including beans, fish, artichokes, tomatoes, spinach and beets. They make dinnertime quick and easy.

Older adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years in a study of more than 500,000 people. Researchers estimate the difference could amount to roughly one dementia case prevented for ever…

“It is one of the quietest, most exhausting realities in American health care.”

Cabinet has approved a €31.98 million French loan to finance construction and equipping of the Uganda Cancer Institute’s Mbarara Regional Oncology Centre.

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation CDSCO has permitted two Indian drugmakers to make generic lenacapavir without local clinical trials amid a steady and worrying rise of new HIV infections in many states in the country

Uganda will complete the World Health Organization’s 42-day enhanced monitoring period on August 27, raising fresh questions about whether countries will lift travel restrictions imposed during the outbreak.

Doja Cat and content creators are raising awareness for lipedema online, an often misdiagnosed condition. Here's what to know.

Uganda’s experience shows that laboratories alone cannot stop an outbreak, while the continuing crisis in Congo exposes the importance of trust, surveillance and resilient health systems.

Loading up on berries can affect everything from your digestion to exercise recovery.

Floridians now have a chance to weigh in on a proposed change that could remove four vaccines from the state’s school-entry requirements.

Octopuses hunting with fish partners will punish them for slacking—and sometimes just for the sake of it.

King Saha has hit back at fellow musician Viboyo, dismissing his recent remarks and accusing him of struggling with mental health issues. In a strong response, Saha urged the public not to take Viboyo’s statements seriously, while saying he would instead try to help him.a “There’s a guy called Viboyo; he is mentally disturbed, please. […] The post King Saha hits back after Viboyo questions his first family ties first

When the batteries die in your TV remote, you might start rummaging around your desk clock for a replacement.

Microglia decline after age 50 as inflammatory blood-derived immune cells infiltrate the hippocampus, potentially driving neuroinflammation and dementia.

While more research is needed, the findings suggest this nutrient could play a role in preventing memory loss as you age.

Lowering your triglycerides is possible with simple but effective diet changes. Swapping your sugary breakfast cereal for a bowl of this cereal is a good place to start.

When Busy Philipps spoke about her own diagnosis through her kids the comments section quickly overflowed with moms, chiming in.