Mankind Pharma Q2 PAT rises 37.7% on strong domestic chronic business

‘Queen at Sea’ Review: Juliette Binoche Guides Director Lance Hammer Back to Screens with a Searing Film About Dementia and Consent

Binoche and Tom Courtenay star as the fraying family members (and therefore caretakers) of a dementia-addled woman whose time, memory, and function have run out.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - UN Officials Condemn Killing of Nurse in DR Congo

[UN News] The UN's Ebola coordinator and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) have deplored the killing of a nurse working to halt the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of…

2h ago ·allafrica.com

Christina Applegate misdiagnosis: Why can MS be difficult to diagnose?

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Ebola: Border loopholes raise fears over Kenya’s preparedness

Amref Health Africa Group Chief Executive Officer Dr Githinji Gitahi has warned that gaps in border surveillance could expose Kenya to Ebola infections amid an outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic…

• Dr. Githinji Gitahi warns weak border surveillance could expose Kenya to Ebola outbreak.
• Contact tracing in DRC successful only 67%, leaving 32% of potential contacts unidentified.
• Kenya's 42-day WHO-mandated monitoring period to confirm Ebola-free status.

2h ago ·peopledaily.digital

Why do people still get polio in some countries and not in others?

Polio can survive only where it finds kids who aren’t protected by a vaccine.

• Polio persists in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to low vaccination rates.
• Oral vaccine can mutate into paralysis-causing form with insufficient vaccination.
• Misinformation and hard-to-reach populations hinder global polio eradication efforts.

2h ago ·theconversation.com