The supply of high-quality food will be strengthened, and there will be a crackdown on illegal food additives. On Wednesday, Chinese authorities released an action plan to boost health-related consumption as the country moves to improve the quality of its health products and services, and to meet the people’s expanding needs in their pursuit of […]

Layoff notices affect offices responsible for everything from global health to food safety. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began its mass layoffs, dismissing thousands of employees across various agencies. RELATED: Trump to Unleash His Global Trade War After Wall Street Closes on Wednesday Significant budget cuts to divisions of […]

Since January, Nigeria has been battling a Lassa fever outbreak—an acute hemorrhagic disease—that has resulted in 118 deaths and 645 confirmed cases from a total of 3,465 suspected cases, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The outbreak spans 33 of the country’s 36 states, excluding the capital Abuja, with a case fatality […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Eastern and Southern Africa has reported over 178,000 cases of cholera in the region over the past 15 months, according to a statement from the organization. “More than 178,000 cholera cases have been confirmed in 16 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa between January 2024 and March 2025,” […]

Throughout history, the Islamic world has played a crucial role in shaping medical science. From the medieval hospitals of Baghdad to the groundbreaking surgical tools of Al-Andalus, Islamic medicine not only preserved ancient knowledge but also expanded the frontiers of medical practice. In an era often overshadowed by the dominance of European narratives, it is […]

Dr. Mohamed Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, expressed serious concern over the inability of medical teams to cope with the growing number of wounded civilians following a series of intense airstrikes and bombings by Israel early Tuesday morning. The attacks come just two months after a ceasefire was agreed upon. Abu Salmiya […]

The Ministry of Health in the Bahamas has launched an investigation following social media claims that a man died after consuming food from a local restaurant. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Ministry confirmed it is conducting an inquiry into the clinical aspects of the case, as per its usual protocols. Officials clarified that […]

The Tanzanian government officially declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak today after 42 days without any new confirmed cases, following the last reported death on January 28, 2025. This marks the conclusion of Tanzania’s second experience with the deadly virus, both occurring in the north-eastern Kagera region, with the most recent outbreak […]

Pope Francis is showing a “good response” to therapy and a “gradual” improvement after 23 days of being admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome for his respiratory problems, the Holy See reported this Saturday. RELATED: Pope Francis Sends His First Message from the Hospital: Thanks the Faithful for Their Prayers “The clinical conditions of […]

A four-year-old child has become the second fatality in Uganda’s latest Ebola outbreak, as confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported on Saturday night that a positive Ebola case was identified at Mulago Hospital, the country’s only referral center for the virus. The child died on Tuesday. On February 25, […]