PHILADELPHIA – Laura Jones left the hospital after giving birth to her son using a walker. For weeks the 39-year-old would lay on her living room sofa too tired to move. The first-time mother had suffered from endometriosis her entire adult life and had grown accustomed to the lower abdominal and back pain that accompanied her… Read More »
Gaëtan Dugas was everyone’s friend. Handsome, funny, full of life. Those who knew the Canadian said he was convinced one day he would become a star. And he did become famous. But for all the wrong reasons. In 1987, three years after his death, Dugas’ face was plastered across the US and beyond. He was… Read More »
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – There have been five confirmed deaths from cholera in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since Aug. 28, the health ministry said in a statement. The ministry reported 67 cases of cholera since that date, with 18 of them still receiving treatment in isolation rooms, it added in the statement late Friday. On Wednesday,… Read More »
Media playback is unsupported on your device Deaths from asthma in England and Wales are the highest they have been in more than a decade, according to analysis of official data. More than 1,400 adults and children died from asthma attacks in 2018 – that’s 2.5 people out of every 100,000. The charity Asthma UK… Read More »
A new report released by the UN says that AIDS deaths are down a third since 2010 According to the UN, HIV-related deaths, last year fell to around 770,000, which is 33% less than in 2010. The AIDS-related deaths in Africa, the continent most affected by the epidemic, has plummeted this decade. However, Eastern Europe has… Read More »
Flu-related deaths in South Australia have climbed to 82 as the total number of cases closes in on 20,000. Acting Chief Medical Officer Nicola Spurrier said the majority of deaths had been people aged over 65. At the same time last year, there had only been about 1500 confirmed flu cases. But Dr Spurrier said… Read More »