Health & Fitness
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
August 4, 2017
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
Thirty-million people to be screened for Hepatitis C by end of 2018: Health Minister
August 3, 2017
Thirty-million people to be screened for Hepatitis C by end of 2018: Health Minister
Egypt’s Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin said on Thursday that 30 million people are to be screened for the Hepatitis…
Sperm count in the western world is half what it was in the 1970s: new research
July 26, 2017
Sperm count in the western world is half what it was in the 1970s: new research
If the methodology and extrapolations are correct in a new analysis published Tuesday, and it appears they are, then the…
Only 1% of Egyptians donate blood a year
July 24, 2017
Only 1% of Egyptians donate blood a year
Currently the percentage of blood donors in Egypt is only about 1 percent of the total population, well below the…
Egypt’s ‘Cool Runnings’ Special Olympians train for snowshoeing – on sand
July 21, 2017
Egypt’s ‘Cool Runnings’ Special Olympians train for snowshoeing – on sand
For Egypt’s Special Olympics athletes, a lack of snow in their homeland did not stop them winning medals at this…
USFDA advisory panel unanimously approves first ever leukemia gene treatment
July 13, 2017
USFDA advisory panel unanimously approves first ever leukemia gene treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) advisory panel has unanimously recommended that the agency approves the first gene treatment…
41-member human organ trafficking ring to stand trial
July 5, 2017
41-member human organ trafficking ring to stand trial
Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday referred 41 suspects to trial on criminal charges of illegally harvesting and transplanting human organs,…
Ronaldinho to arrive tonight to promote Tour ‘n’ Cure campaign
July 4, 2017
Ronaldinho to arrive tonight to promote Tour ‘n’ Cure campaign
Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho will arrive in Egypt tonight for a three-day trip to promote the Tour ‘n’ Cure hepatitis C…
Pregnant doctor scrafices her baby while delivering a patient’s
July 3, 2017
Pregnant doctor scrafices her baby while delivering a patient’s
Dr. Mervat Mohamed Talaat, a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Luxor General Hospital, put her own health at risk…
Egypt hosts FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time
July 2, 2017
Egypt hosts FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time
The Egypt Youth National Basketball Team defeated Puerto Rico 67-65 in the opener of the FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup on…