Diabetes is one of the four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contributing to global morbidity and mortality. There are over 150 million Muslims with diabetes worldwide. So, Ramadan has a major impact on Diabetes management in the Muslim population.
The risk for recurrence in patients with either ischemic stroke (IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is substantial, especially with poor risk factor control. The impact of a first stroke versus a recurrent stroke on future events has not been well studied.
A new, comprehensive model of autism care and treatment that prioritises personalised, stepped care approaches is urgently needed, according to a new international report published in The Lancet.
People living with HIV (PWH) are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and electrophysiological changes that may lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCD was twice as common in PWH in a recent research published in New England Journal of Medicine; however, one in three fatalities was attributed to overdose.
In clinical trials, pulmonary rehabilitation lowers the risk for readmission following hospitalisation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.
A new study published in a journal entitled “Diabetologia” finds that low energy diets with formula meal replacements are the most effective
Despite changing recommendations, aspirin is widely used to prevent vascular events such as myocardial infarction and stroke. Studies showed that 15% to 40% of patients with ischemic stroke are already taking aspirin at the stroke time.
Cervical cancer rates are 87% lower in women who were offered vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) when they were between the ages of 12-13 than in previous generations, confirms a new study published in The Lancet.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the
Our skin is our largest organ — a gateway between our brain and the rest of the world. Imagine then a scene where skin could
One in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year, global estimates from the World Health Organisation and Guttmacher
Scientists say a breakthrough in growing embryos will improve fertility treatments and revolutionise knowledge of the earliest
Symptoms of depression that steadily increase over time in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, scientists have said.
From allergies to insomnia, there is a pill for just about every problem. The problem is, those pills often come with a lengthy list
As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people
A cure for HIV and AIDS reportedly could be just a few years away after scientists have been able to successfully snip away the virus from
Using a scanner rather than a scalpel could spare hundreds of thousands of cancer patients from risky surgery, a study suggests. Head and neck tumours are treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but then need an operation to visually check whether the growth has gone.
On the occasion of the Commission on the Status of Women's annual meeting and during an Every Woman Every Child event at U.N. headquarters, Women
