ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's health ministry said on Friday that cases of malaria and diphtheria had been registered in the country's south.
All the reported cases are among expatriates who entered illegally from neighbouring countries, it added.
(Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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A mum has decided to give birth to her baby with a rare terminal illness despite doctors' warnings he likely won't survive more than a day. Madysen Wilcox, 29 and her husband Darrin, 34, were shocked to hear third baby had alobar holoprosencephaly - a brain disorder - at their 18 week scan. They were told the condition was fatal - and in the unlikely scenario he survived to birth, his life would be very short. And after initially deciding to terminate the pregnancy they changed their mind. Against the odds, Madysen will give birth to her son, Charlie, on Friday (4/10) via a scheduled induction. With just 1 in 10,000 cases making it to birth, he is unlikely to survive much longer. But the couple from Smithfield, Utah, are going ahead after praying for answers.
Dr. Iris Gorfinkel is here to unpack the week's biggest health headlines. We dive into the deadly rabies case in Brantford Ontario and what we know so far. We also explore why the government isn’t offering the Novavax COVID vaccine and look at what’s driving low vaccination rates. Plus, find out why more Canadians are skipping alcohol.
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Dr. Chris Goodyear, a general surgeon at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, has issued a challenge to all the candidates in the upcoming provincial election.He wants them to sign a contract saying that if elected, they will spend 48 hours in a New Brunswick emergency department bed, wearing a Johnny shirt, "to experience health care first-hand," before they walk into the legislature."I think if we have a legislative assembly full of people that had that experience, things may be s
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More than 3,000 volunteers from 46 states are participating in what’s being called the largest brain study to date.
Ghana's health service has announced the country's first case of mpox this year, without disclosing the specific variant of the highly contagious virus – which continues to spread across Africa. The patient is a young male from the Western North Region, about 475 kilometres from the capital, Accra. He is experiencing symptoms typical of mpox, including fever, rash and body pains.Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the director-general of Ghana Health Service (GHS), confirmed that the man has been isolated acc
If you have a dog, you may have noticed they love to rest just as much as they love to play. But how many total hours of sleep are they getting?
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Wegovy and Zepbound are still hard to get. Knockoff versions from Noom, Ro, and others are filling in the gaps.
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The skunk was found in Lexington’s Andover Hills neighborhood.
Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths. The World Health Organization said this week the risk of the outbreak is very high in Rwanda, high across the African region, and low globally. What is Marburg virus?
It’s possible to get your COVID and flu shots at the same time, but there are aspects to consider. Here, doctors share side effects and what to keep in mind.
A woman told she was "too old" to be a mum conceived two children naturally in her mid-40s - by getting acupuncture weekly and mediating daily. Rebecca Rumsey, 48, had been career-focused until she hit 39 and realised she wanted to have kids. Luckily she met her husband, Tomas Salava, 41, just two days after her 40th birthday and the couple planned to start a family within a year.
