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Frederike Ambagtsheer, Erasmus University Medical Center Health 18 August 2024

AFRICA | Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who’s behind it and how it could be controlled

Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they brought a man to the UK from Lagos to sell his kidney.

Frederike Ambagtsheer, Erasmus University Medical Center Health 18 August 2024

AFRICA | Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who’s behind it and how it could be controlled

AFRICA | WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

LONDON (AP) — August 14, 2024 - The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among...

WiredJA News Team Health 15 August 2024

Cuban Drug HeberprotP Authorized For Clinical Trial in the US

HAVANA, Cuba - May 2014 - teleSUR - The Cuban drug Heberprot-p received authorization for the development of a clinical trial in the U.S. . At the end of the...

teleSUR Health 05 May 2024

An African history of cannabis offers fascinating and heartbreaking insights – an expert explains

When I tell people that I research cannabis, I sometimes receive a furtive gesture that implies and presumes: “We’re both stoners!”, as if two members of a secret society have...

Chris S. Duvall, University of New Mexico Health 22 January 2024

Pig's kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants

NEW YORK (AP) — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New...

LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Health 17 August 2023

Creating 'ghost hearts'-combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million people lose their lives to it each year, accounting for 32% of global...

Doris Taylor Health 14 August 2023

AFRICA | Doctors Transfuse Baby In Mother’s Womb - Historic Procedure

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 1, 2023 -Kahawa-Tungu- Kenyatta National Hospital Monday announced a milestone in foetal medicine after the successful transfusion of a baby while still in the mother’s uterus.

WiredJA News Team Health 01 August 2023

JAMAICA | Warning, COVID-19 still Around, Health Ministry urges Jamaicans to be cautious amidst rising COVID-19 cases

Kingston, Jamaica, July 19, 2023: The Ministry of Health and Wellness is cautioning Jamaicans about the continued increase in COVID-19 cases in the island and urges the public to remain...

WiredJA News Team Health 22 July 2023

GUYANA | Heart surgeons in Guyana used cow's heart tissue to reconstruct human heart

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 13, 2023 - In the first-ever open-heart surgery of its kind, to be performed in Guyana, a Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) team led by Guyanese born heart...

WiredJA News Team Health 14 July 2023

Cuba to prevent severe forms of Covid-19 with Nasalferon

Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) In light of a slight increase in Covid-19 cases in Cuba, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) decided to administer Nasalferon to at-risk groups.

WiredJA News Team Health 31 December 2022

Two studies, one finding: Guns injure, kill rising number of children in U.S.

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Two studies released Monday in JAMA Pediatrics offer similarly stark views on the impact of gun violence on society's most vulnerable members: children.

Judy Packer-Tursman Health 23 December 2022

Opposition Concerned About Deteriorating Hospital Infrastructure And Patient Care Services

KINGSTON, Jamaica. December 5, 2022. The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Dr. Morais Guy, MP, says he is deeply concerned about new reports emanating from...

WiredJA News Team Health 05 December 2022

CANNABIS: how it affects our cognition and psychology – new research

Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy and relaxation, it is...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Martine Skumlien, Tianye Jia Health 01 December 2022

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AFRICA | Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who’s behind it and how it could be controlled

AFRICA | WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

Cuban Drug HeberprotP Authorized For Clinical Trial in the US

An African history of cannabis offers fascinating and heartbreaking insights – an expert explains

Pig's kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants

Creating 'ghost hearts'-combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

AFRICA | Doctors Transfuse Baby In Mother’s Womb - Historic Procedure

JAMAICA | Warning, COVID-19 still Around, Health Ministry urges Jamaicans to be cautious amidst rising COVID-19 cases

GUYANA | Heart surgeons in Guyana used cow's heart tissue to reconstruct human heart

Cuba to prevent severe forms of Covid-19 with Nasalferon

Two studies, one finding: Guns injure, kill rising number of children in U.S.

Opposition Concerned About Deteriorating Hospital Infrastructure And Patient Care Services

CANNABIS: how it affects our cognition and psychology – new research

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