US grapples with drug overreliance syndrome as drug makers fight for slice of the lucrative market
The US has made strides in addressing polypharmacy but the momentum is yet to pick to save the country from overmedication. One of the achievements is the Age-Friendly Health Systems programme, developed in 2017, in which hospitals and medical care settings agree to adhere by the 4Ms – a set...
Uganda agrees to host 2000 Afghan refugees fleeing new Taliban Islamist regime
Uganda said on Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to take in temporarily 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan fleeing after the Taliban takeover. The East African nation has a long experience of hosting people escaping conflict and currently hosts about 1.4 million refugees from South Sudan,...
Biden’s defence: We gave Afghans a chance to shape their future, but they lacked the will to fight for it
US President Joe Biden said he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in remarks prompted by the rapid takeover of the country by Taliban forces in recent days. Speaking to reporters assembled in the East Room at the White House, Biden set out the strategic...
Fears al Shabab will attempt to replicate in Somalia what Taliban militia did in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan has raised concerns that it could encourage other Islamist militant groups around the world, such as al-Shabab in Somalia to attempt the same in countries where they have a foothold. Experts warn that when and if international forces there try to hand over security...
Get rid of Arteta and Edu, a bunch of chickens can manage Arsenal better than the two jokers
I think Arsenal and Arteta don’t understand the word excitement and it’s meaning in the English language. What happened was predictable. It’s sad knowing your team will lose a game of football. I’m sure there’s an excuse. This time it’s illness and the youth of our squad, tomorrow it will...
Media organisations appeal to Biden administration to protect 300 journalists caught up in Afghanistan’s swift fall
An international organisation that that defends freedom of expression, safety and rights of journalists to carry out their work without inhibitions has called upon the United States to protect media workers in Afghanistan after the Middle East country fell under the control of the Taliban Islamic fundamentalists. In a statement...
Ruthless Chelsea boss Tuchel tells three midfielders to get new clubs in two weeks
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has told three current stars who cost a combined £90 million ($106 million) to “organise moves elsewhere ”, according to a report. Despite defending champions Man City breaking the British transfer record to sign Jack Grealish, many people’s tip for the...
How overmedication may lead to 150,000 premature deaths, 4.6m inpatients and cost US taxpayer $62 billion
When the risk of the medications outweighs their potential benefits, patients are in danger of significant health consequences. Every day, 750 older adults are hospitalised due to serious side-effects from their medications, including falls, allergic reactions and internal bleeding. With each additional medication prescribed, the risk of an adverse reaction...
Tackling overmedication: Half of all doctors in US accepted $2.4 billion bribes from drug firms to prescribe their products
When my grandmother Carol Mitchell was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010 at the age of 72, she was prescribed a drug called carbidopa/levodopa. She swallowed the little oblong pill four times a day – 7 am, 11 am, 3 pm and 7 pm. In the years that followed, her...
