3.5bn people suffer from oral diseases – WHO
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income…
China’s COVID-19 restrictions hit historic Beijing theater
BEIJING (AP) — Performances have been suspended at one of Beijing’s oldest and most renowned theaters as part of a new wave of shop and restaurant closures in response to…
Rowan-Virtua: Building the health care workforce of the future
As New Jersey faces a need for more primary care physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, a public research university and a South Jersey health system have developed a…
Obituary: J.T. Mitchell, 20, is ‘not done making a difference’
When Dave and Dawn Mitchell got a call saying an infant with Down syndrome was available for adoption in Milwaukee, they raced to their car with their two other children.…
Champion fight against childhood pneumonia, SCI Nigeria tasks FG, partners
By Sola Ogundipe On World Pneumonia Day, Save the Children International, SCI, Nigeria has tasked the federal, state, and local governments and partners to urgently champion the fight against childhood…
Chinese leaders face anger over 2nd child’s quarantine death
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities faced more public anger Thursday after a second child’s death was blamed on overzealous anti-virus enforcement, adding to frustration at controls that are confining millions…
World Diabetes Day: Rainbow Hospital begins free screening
By Sola Ogundipe Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre, a private hospital with focus on the management of diabetes and other endocrine and metabolism conditions, has commenced free diabetes screening and education…
In ‘zero-COVID’ China, 1 case locks down Peking University
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing on Wednesday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a “zero-COVID” approach despite growing public discontent.…
Ebonyi Govt working to achieve zero maternal mortality – Official
Mrs Augustina Otu, an official of the Ebonyi Ministry of Health, says that the government of Ebonyi is making concerted efforts to achieve a zero maternal mortality rate in the…
Kentucky Supreme Court set to weigh statewide abortion bans
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The future of abortion rights in Kentucky reaches a defining moment Tuesday when the state’s highest court hears arguments over a sweeping abortion ban put in…
