Health & Fitness

Last year on World Pneumonia Day (12 November), the Egyptian Medical Students Association NGO launched the "Protect Your Child" campaign…

Winter is the season of runny noses, coughing and wheezy chests. Allergies, regardless of severity, can be uncomfortable, but in…

A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was…

Contrary to popular belief, mosquito season isn't just summertime — you'll have to deal with them in winter, too. "Mosquitoes…

Many accounts of Egypt’s black market organ trade have surfaced over the years when youths with shoddy scars would describe…

While there are still many stigmas associated with mental illness in Egypt, psychiatric hospitals have come a long way since…

Though HIV has been rapidly sweeping the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since 2001, making it one of…

In a classroom environment a child may get into trouble for throwing a pencil across the room or barking out…

Zumba, a Latin-inspired dance workout whose mottos all involve the word “party,” is growing in popularity worldwide and in Cairo.…

A fellowship program recognized and awarded nine Arab women US$20,000 to continue their research as part of an effort to…