Life-saving surgery but not by a doctor
It takes 10 years to train as a surgeon in Ethiopia, but Seida Guadu learned how to carry out emergency operations in just three. Here she performs a Caesarean section ReadMore
Purdue Pharma files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Shawdesh Desk: Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, the drug widely seen as igniting the opioid crisis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday night, a move at the centre of ReadMore
California puts abortion pills in public universities
Shawdesh Desk: At a time when conservative states are sharply limiting abortion access, California signalled a new frontier in abortion-rights on Friday with the passage of legislation that would require ReadMore
Hydrogel to repair heart after heart attack
Shawdesh desk: Hydrogel to repair heart after heart attack Ventrix, a University of California San Diego spin-off company, has successfully conducted a first-in-human, FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an ReadMore
Shorter people run higher risk of diabetes
Shawdesh Desk: Shorter people are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday. Each additional 10 centimetres in height translates into a 41 percent ReadMore
Five die of lung disease caused by e-cigarette in US
Shawdesh Desk: At least five people have died in the United States after vaping, officials said Friday, in an outbreak that has sickened hundreds with severe pulmonary disease and left ReadMore
‘Dengue incidences increase 30-fold over last 50 years’
Shawdesh Desk: The dengue incidence has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years, said a World Health Organisation (WHO) report recently. “The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the ReadMore
NICVD conducts 2nd MICS bypass surgery successfully
Shawesh Desk: For the 2nd time in public hospitals, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) conducted an MICS bypass surgery of a patient’s partially blocked blood vessels that transport ReadMore
