After sexual intercourse, some women may want to flush out sperm from their bodies for various reasons such as preventing pregnancy or reducing the risk of infections. While there are several methods available such as using contraception or taking...
Malaria is one of the leading killers in Africa with an estimated 200 million cases, and 94% of global deaths.
With over 200 million sick people and 405,000 deaths in 2023, malaria remains the most deadly parasite and mostly affects...
A Kenyan woman has come up with an innovative solution to enable Kenyan women pee while standing, consequently preventing them from sitting on infected public toilet bowls.
Njeri Muthaka sells peeing cups that help women urinate while standing, consequently preventing...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the majority of diseases in low-income countries are caused by poverty. These diseases are known as “diseases of poverty.”
Diseases of poverty affect more than 1 billion people worldwide and are completely preventable....
South Africa has the best health care in Africa, according to research from independent survey centre Numbeo.
The local data is combined in a unique Health Care Index, which gives a single measure of the state of each country's health...
The Lassa virus gets transmitted to humans when they come in contact with the urine or droppings of an infected rat. This can happen by touching soiled objects or consuming contaminated food.
The Kano State government has confirmed the outbreak...
"We have prosthetics made of white skin. You rarely find people with black skin prosthetics, so I want the blacks. I want Africa to have a feel, to be closer to have this need solved within Africa."
John Amanam is...
A team comprising of 78 medics in Nigeria has successfully separated one-year-old conjoined twins. The sisters – Goodness and Mercy Martins – are now well enough to return home.
The team consisting of pharmacists, perioperative, anaesthetics dermatologists, paediatricians, plastic surgeons,...
People with high financial stress are 13 times more likely to suffer a heart attack, while the odds are nearly six times greater for people dealing with work stress, a new study finds.
To conduct their study, Researchers at the...
A new study has found some rather disturbing links between hair dyes, relaxers and breast cancer in black women.
According to the research published by the Journal of Cancer, hair dyes and chemical straighteners have hormone-disrupting compounds and carcinogens which...
