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Emily Simpson’s Son Is “In Crisis” After Being Diagnosed With a "Rare Medical Condition": Details
Bravo TV
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June 27, 2025
The above first look at The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 19 promises tense feuds, revealing lie detector tests, and even the dramatic return of Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley. But the ladies are also facing problems in their personal...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...
The Advance and Clinical Practice on Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus
Dove Medical Press
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June 24, 2025
Introduction Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) refer to a large group of mycobacteria excluding the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae.1 So far, more than 190 strains of NTM have been discovered,2 and a small number of NTM...
‘Countdown’ Team Answers Burning Questions About Meachum’s Health, That Warning About Oliveras & More
The Messenger - Kentucky
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Countdown Season 1 Episodes 1 “Teeth in the Bone,” 2 “Dead Lots of Times,” and 3 “Happy Birthday Final.”] Prime Video’s new series, Countdown, starring Jensen Ackles and Eric Dane, gets off to a...
US aid cuts curb journalists' access to vital health data in Africa
International Journalists' Network
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Scientists and researchers working in global health have called for the restoration of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, which tracks health-related data in over 90 low- and middle-income countries. In its 40-year history, the...
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
Media Monitors Network
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
Can Improving Taxation In Africa Help Meet Health Needs?
Forbes
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Waiting for malaria vaccination in Uganda's Apac District (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda)Getty Images In Sierra Leone, there was a time when “people were so happy to pay” local taxes, says Joanna Favour Tom-Kargbo, an economic justice manager for the...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Volta Regional Minister donates GH¢10,000 to support 2025 As...
Modern Ghana
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The Volta Regional Minister, Hon. James Gunu, has donated GH¢10,000 towards the successful celebration of the 2025 Asogli Te Za (Yam Festival), a key cultural event in the Asogli State calendar. The donation was made during the official launch of...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Senegal becomes ninth African country to eliminate trachoma
Medical News
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July 15, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO's African Region to have achieved this feat. "I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
Shadowy Influence Campaign Stokes Mpox Fears
Africa Defense Forum
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July 15, 2025
For decades, Russia has used vast, shadowy networks to prey on fears about pandemics and diseases like mpox, Marburg, Ebola and malaria. The goal is to undermine public trust in health care and fan the flames of instability, racism and division....
Over 1,000 Burkinabe refugees to get dignified shelter in Upper West
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 16, 2025
1,100 refugees from Burkina Faso are set to receive dignified shelter and improved social support in the Upper West Region as part of a new multi-agency humanitarian initiative. The project, launched by the European Union (EU) in partnership with...
New Afrikico restaurant offers West African cuisine in Hagerstown
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Pennsylvania
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Afrikico, a new West African restaurant, has opened near Hagerstown, Maryland, offering stewed meats, kebabs, and rice dishes like jollof. Owner Jacqueline Eggay Thomas, with over 30 years of cooking experience, uses fresh herbs and natural...
Obituaries for Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The Garden Island - Hawaii
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July 16, 2025
Dolores (Dee) Sarmento Dolores (Dee) Sarmento, 90, of Lawai and Kalaheo, passed away on June 13, 2025, at home. She was born in Oakland, California, on Aug. 11, 1934, and worked as a Key Punch Operator for many years before becoming a Computer...
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow – Part 2
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
During General Gowon’s tenure, for the first ten months there was no Federal Cabinet. Permanent Secretaries dealt directly with General Gowon. That was during the era of Super Permanent Secretaries. Except for Chief Phillip Chikwuedo Asiodu (91)...
BHN’s Kamp for Kids in Westfield to Host Kamp Welcome Day on July 11
Health Care News
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July 9, 2025
WESTFIELD — Kamp for Kids, a summer day camp for children and young adults of all abilities, will host an open house event, Kamp Welcome Day, on Friday, July 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Camp Togowauk, 754 Russell Road, Westfield. This year’s event...
“We’ve Planted the Seeds of Economic Sovereignty,” Says KIFEMA Capital CEO
Togo First
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(Togo First) - As Togo refines its development model through strategic investments, Togo First interviewed Arthur Lilas Trimua, the outgoing CEO of KIFEMA Capital. Trimua, a Togolese expert, departs after four years, leaving behind an operational...
Inside Muhammadu Buhari’s Family: Meet his wives, 10 children, and the legacy he left behind
Pulse
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July 14, 2025
Muhammadu Buhari was many things to Nigerians: a soldier, a military ruler, a democratically elected president, and one of the most controversial figures in Nigeria’s political history. He first came to power in 1983 through a military coup and...
AU free movement protocol coordination meeting held in Accra
Graphic
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July 15, 2025
The African Union Commission (AUC) has held a four-day strategic coordination meeting to galvanise member states to ratify and implement the AU Free Movement of Persons Protocol. The meeting, which concluded in Accra last Friday, was attended by...