WESTERN BUREAU: Cancer survivor Dr Beverley Wright, the regional cancer programme coordinator, has described the introduction of the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in western Jamaica as a “game changer” in the fight against colorectal cancer, which has emerged as the third most common cancer in the island.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Rambagh, organised a de-addiction programme at the Central Jail Indore auditorium on Tuesday, encouraging inmates to give…
The heat-stress season is getting longer. And heatwaves don’t just affect us during the day. Researchers are increasingly warning about the consequences of hotter nights for sleep and health.
President William Ruto has promised to expand the Social Health Authority (SHA) benefit package to cover more illnesses and medical conditions, while also finalising plans to provide free diapers to…
Mosquito control operations are being stepped up across southwestern France after more than 20 locally contracted cases of the chikungunya virus were recorded since the beginning of August, with…