Marital intimacy can be an unspoken casualty of war. Four neighbors from Efrat, all wives of soldiers serving in reserve duty and small business owners, noticed similar concerns being expressed by their female friends and clients. “How can I go to the mikveh and think of my own pleasure when we’re at war/when my […]
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The country faces an alarmingly high malnutrition rate, with nearly 2.4 million children aged under 5 years suffering from stunting. 25 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The conflict in Yemen enters its 10th year today, with over half of the country’s population in desperate need of aid and an estimated 17.8 million people requiring health […]
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Eating leftovers can be a great way to save money, diversify your cooking repertoire and reduce food waste. But eating leftover food can also be risky as these foods have already been exposed to bacteria in the environment. If you haven’t stored and re-heated leftovers correctly, you could be putting yourself at risk of potentially […]
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Dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico fell sick due to the bird flu, the latest case of the virus spreading to mammals, the US Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday. The cattle experienced decreased lactation, a low appetite, and other […]
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Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean 26 March 2024– On behalf of the World Health Organization, it is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic loss of one of our dedicated team members, Engineer Emad Shehab, in Deir-ez-Zor City, Syria, who lost his life in the early hours of […]
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The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable of performing the world’s first human head transplant procedure. This would mean that it would be possible to remove someone’s head, and graft it onto the neck and shoulders of another person. As of yet, this has only been performed on cadavers […]
Continue ReadingA goat was found to be infected with the H5N1 subtype of bird flu at a farm in Minnesota, marking the first such case of bird flu in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats, and their relatives) in the US, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said last week. In February, bird flu was […]
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24 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the world’s deadliest diseases, although it is both preventable and curable. Today, on World Tuberculosis Day, WHO and partners worldwide unite to renew the commitment to end the global TB pandemic. Every year, 10 million people globally fall ill with TB. An infectious […]
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Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere in our environment – including in our oceans and lakes, farmland, and even Arctic ice algae. Microplastics have also been found inside of us – with studies detecting them in various tissues including in the lungs, blood, heart and placenta. Understandably, concern is rising about the potential risks of microplastics […]
Continue ReadingThe days are getting warmer, summer is already around the corner, and with it comes the pool and the beach. This is the time of the year when you may be wondering how best and fastest to lose the extra kilos gained during the winter. So, before you follow another “trendy” diet or one […]
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