Africa: WHO Releases Guidelines On Chronic Low Back Pain
LBP affects life quality and is associated with comorbidities and higher mortality risks. Individuals experiencing chronic LBP, especially older persons
Abusing Nitrous Oxide can compromise breathing and cause death in less than 10 minutes — GMA, GAS caution public
The medical associations are calling on law enforcement agencies to join the Food and Drugs Authority in clamping down on the illicit distribution
East Africa Sees Decline in Adult HIV Prevalence
However, despite the general decline in HIV prevalence across Somalia, there are locations such as Garowe and Bosasso in Puntland where the infection
Misuse of medicines is making infections hard to treat
“Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a problem driven by misuse and overuse of antimicrobial medicines, including antibiotics and antivirals, and results in critical medicines losing effectiveness to treat infections
Scientists invent single rapid test for both HIV and TB
This condition, where treating one disease causes a resurgence in the other, is called immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, or IRIS