In sandals made from old car tyres, Leitati Rabikon walks with measured steps, careful not to tread on acacia thorns, up the steep hill in the midday sun. Every so often, she stops to wipe the sweat from her face. Rabikon, who is in her 80s, arrives with three other women at the home of… Continue reading ‘Agents of change’: Kenya’s traditional midwives help cut deaths of mothers | Maternal health
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MRI scanning could lead to major cut in prostate cancer deaths, finds UK study | Prostate cancer
Using MRI scans to screen men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths from the disease significantly, researchers have suggested. Scientists said current tests, which detect the level of the protein prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood, have been linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in… Continue reading MRI scanning could lead to major cut in prostate cancer deaths, finds UK study | Prostate cancer
Weightloss jab Wegovy can cut risk of cardiovascular events in overweight people | Health
The weightloss jab Wegovy can also reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events by 20% in people who are overweight or obese, the company behind the drug has said. Wegovy – which is not yet available in the UK – has been hailed a wonder drug for weightloss, with the National Institute for Health and… Continue reading Weightloss jab Wegovy can cut risk of cardiovascular events in overweight people | Health
Let private and third sectors cut NHS waiting lists, says Steve Barclay | NHS
More private and third sector providers should be used by the NHS to help cut post-Covid waiting lists, Steve Barclay, the health secretary, will say after a review of capacity in the health service. Barclay will draw on the work of his “elective recovery taskforce” – a group convened by ministers to look at how… Continue reading Let private and third sectors cut NHS waiting lists, says Steve Barclay | NHS
Blasts at power station fire cut off electricity in much of scorching Iraq
Power was cut off in large swaths of southern and central Iraq for much of Saturday during scorching summer heat and observances of the Shiite holy day of Ashoura after a fire broke out at a power station in the southern city of Basra. The fire at the Al-Bkir substation in Basra resulted in the separation of… Continue reading Blasts at power station fire cut off electricity in much of scorching Iraq