Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Health & Medicine

South Africa: Angst As South Africa's HIV & TB Healthcare Worker Hotline Goes Offline

[spotlight] A crucial hotline run for nearly 20 years from the slopes of Devil's Peak in Cape Town for healthcare workers anywhere in South Africa, from the country's busiest urban hospitals to far flung resource strained rural clinics, has been suspended due to a lack of funding.

We haven't written up this one. AllAfrica Health has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at allafrica.com →

More in Health & Medicine

ADHD is linked to almost 50% increase in gut problems

People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are significantly more likely to experience a range of gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a new systematic review covering more than 1.9…

  • ADHD linked to 50% higher odds of gastrointestinal symptoms
  • Increased constipation and encopresis among ADHD individuals
  • Factors like emotional dysregulation and medication side effects may contribute

Zimbabwe: Nurses Threaten Labour Action Over Government Allowance U-Turn

[263Chat] Health workers have warned of possible industrial action after the government failed to honour a promise to review health-specific allowances with nurses accusing authorities of repeatedly…

  • Zimbabwe nurses threaten strike over government allowance failure
  • ZINA president Enock Dongo frustrated by repeated reneges
  • Health-specific allowances last reviewed in 2022

More from Thursday 17 September →