Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases
Jan 23, 2020 10:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Kenya experienced above-average rainfall since October 2019, causing landslides and deaths. Some rivers burst their banks and dams overflowed for the first time in years. The rains have subsided but the danger isnt...
Jan 23, 2020 10:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Rising temperatures, increased global travel and trade, and urbanisation are just some of the factors behind the supercharged spread of mosquito-borne viruses worldwide. Not only was last year the worst on record for...
HIV/AIDS cure: Researchers continue looking for ways to cure the epidemic on a global scale
Jan 23, 2020 08:05 am UTC| Health
Despite the emergence of new diseases, scientists all over the world are still as determined to find a cure for the existing life-threatening conditions like HIV/AIDS. Nowadays, scientists are looking into other ways to...
Cancer cure: Scientists discover part of immune system that can potentially treat all cancer
Jan 23, 2020 08:05 am UTC| Health
As more advancements in technology and medicine are introduced, we become one step closer to finding cures for diseases that would seem almost incurable, such as cancer. While there is no definite cure for this condition,...
Coronavirus: What you need to know
Jan 22, 2020 06:53 am UTC| Health
A new disease is on the rise, and the number of cases continues to escalate ever since it was made known. Here is what you need to know about the coronavirus that is currently spreading around. Ever since the outbreak...
Disease X: New virus spreading through China with up to 50 confirmed cases
Jan 20, 2020 09:40 am UTC| Health
It was in 2002 when the epidemic known as SARS broke out and plagued China, killing perhaps over 100 people. Now, it seems that a new epidemic, similar to SARS, has broken out into the country. Express reports that this...
The biology of coffee, the world's most popular drink
Jan 20, 2020 09:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Youre reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, arent you? Coffee is the most popular drink in the world. Americans drink more coffee than soda, juice and tea combined. How popular is coffee? When news first...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well