While abortion is now legal in much of Africa, few women know and providers don’t publicise it
More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say that like Efua, many women probably don’t realise they are entitled to a legal abortion. And despite the expanded legality of the procedure in places like Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia and Mozambique, some doctors and nurses say they’ve become increasingly wary of openly providing abortions.
US abolishes centuries-old biased test that kept thousands of Blacks from getting kidney transplant
At issue is a once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them look healthier than they really were – all because of an automated formula that calculated results for Black and non-Black patients differently. That race-based equation could delay diagnosis of organ failure and evaluation for a transplant, exacerbating other disparities that already make Black patients more at risk of needing a new kidney but less likely to get one.
PEPFAR: Pioneer of embattled global HIV programme recalls the hope after years of despair
Opponents say the HIV/Aids funding could be indirectly supporting abortion abroad, although the Biden administration and PEPFAR’s defenders say there is no evidence that it does. After a handful of conservative lawmakers threatened for months to block the funding unless restrictions were attached, a compromise was struck in late March that extends the funding for a year.
Study finds since 1979 climate change has made heatwaves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
From 1979 to 1983, global heatwaves would last eight days on average, but by 2016 to 2020 that was up to 12 days, the study said.
Death of 45 in accident is a grim reminder of treacherous nature of South African road transport
Good Friday and Easter Monday are national holidays in South Africa and many of its neighbours, when millions travel into, out of and across the nation. For some South Africans, it’s a chance to return to their home towns and villages from jobs in the cities. Migrants also travel back to their home countries to see family. Some, like the pilgrims that died on Thursday, make religious trips.
How doctors kill hundreds of cancer patients every year with chemotherapy overdoses
British and European Union drug authorities have recommended the testing since 2020. A small but growing number of US hospital systems, professional groups and health advocates, including the American Cancer Society, also endorse routine testing.
Climate change: Schools to reopen in South Sudan after two weeks of extreme heat
South Sudan in recent years has experienced adverse effects of climate change, with extreme heat, flooding and drought reported during different seasons.
Doctors: Pizza and pancake weaken libido and lowers sperm count in men leading to infertility
Sodium aluminum phosphate is commonly found in commercially baked goods such as cakes, muffins and biscuits, and self-rising flours and baking powders. It is also used in processed cheeses to improve texture and melting properties. The prevalence of sodium aluminum phosphate in school lunches and fast food items, such as pizza dough and hamburger buns, is concerning, Wolf said.
Top ten American billionaires made a hefty $2.58 trillion profit from Covid vaccines, US Institute of Public Service report
Bill Gates is the seventh richest billionaire in the world with a net worth of $131.5 billion, according to the latest Forbes data, up from $98 billion in 2020. His former wife Melinda French Gates ranks at No. 181 with $11.3 billion. These amounts do not include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which carries an endowment of $67.3 billion as of the end of 2022, the most recent date for which figures are available.
Prince William’s wife announces she’s undergoing preventive chemotherapy after cancer diagnosis
King Charles, 75, underwent a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate at the same hospital as Kate in January. Buckingham Palace then revealed in February that he was to have treatment for cancer, meaning he has had to postpone his public royal duties.
