Health

Mass General Brigham research links one daily sugary drink to nearly three times higher stomach cancer risk, with fructose identified as a key factor.

It’s never too early or too late to start.

A three-judge panel ordered that the cricketer-turned-politician be taken to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad in the next 48 hours to be examined by physicians.

Uganda earned $1.86 billion from tourism last year and drew $3.2 billion in foreign direct investment. Both figures are now in question. On May 17, 2026, the US State Department placed the country under a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory – its highest restriction tier, shared with Afghanistan and Somalia – citing crime, health, […] The post What the USA’s ‘Do Not Travel’ listing will cost Uganda appeared first on The

New drug shows promise in completely clearing HIV in newborns

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday shows the outbreak has so…

Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.

Grace Yockey, 24, lives with her grandmother with dementia. She posts videos about being a caregiver in her 20s, and says "it's added so much to my life."

More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.

Alcohol use disorder affects roughly 28 million people nationwide. While there are many options to treat it, uptake is low.

Learn which 4 foods could be harming your liver health, plus expert tips for what to eat instead.

Immunologist Liz Marnik, who grew up unvaccinated, says shaming people who distrust science will do nothing to improve vaccine acceptance.

If you’re a guy – or even just friends with a guy – and on the Internet, you may have noticed that testosterone discourse is everywhere . There’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing testosterone screenings for soldiers, Joe Rogan discussing horm…

For most of the twentieth century, the purple sweet potato supplied roughly 60 percent of daily calories in Okinawan villages that produced the world's densest cluster of centenarians. What the data can and cannot tell us about why.

Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in her 2009 TED Talk, The Danger of a Single Story, powerfully illuminated why the diversity of stories matters. She stated, “The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different […] The post Imprisoning medical interns is not how we protect the gains of

Uganda’s arts sector has suffered yet another blow, in the death of playwright, actor, author, musician and director, Alex Mukulu, 72, who died at Kiruddu hospital on August 15 after a quiet battle with cancer. Mukulu’s passing marks the end of an era for East African performing arts. For nearly five decades, the artiste regarded […] The post Editorial: Fare thee well, Alex Mukulu appeared first on The Observer Media

Masaka hospital CT scan breakdown leaves patients stranded Daily Monitor

Enlli Thompson's symptoms were dismissed until a scan revealed a cyst in her pelvis.

Capsules formulated from the feces of people without nut allergies may be the cure.

Protect your body in midlife and beyond with these three moves

Pennington Biomedical scientist says some effects were predicted, others surprising

Government has restored monthly facilitation for medical interns as Cabinet reviews the national internship policy, with all government and privately sponsored interns set to receive Shs1.2 million.