medicine
Assiut University hospital saves man’s arm in state-of-the-art replantation surgery
Science
November 25, 2019
Assiut University hospital saves man’s arm in state-of-the-art replantation surgery
In a rare medical feat, the microscopic surgery unit at Assiut University hospital has succeeded in reattaching the arm of…
Local industry provides Egypt with 80% of its medicine: Health Minister
Health & Fitness
November 16, 2019
Local industry provides Egypt with 80% of its medicine: Health Minister
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that the government has succeeded in providing the majority of Egypt’s medicine…
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
World
October 31, 2019
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, boosting the battle against the world’s…
Hussein Khairy wins Egyptian Doctors Syndicate chair position
Egypt
October 15, 2019
Hussein Khairy wins Egyptian Doctors Syndicate chair position
The committee supervising the midterm elections for Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate announced that Hussein Khairy has been re-elected the chairman position…
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
World
October 4, 2019
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
A French man paralyzed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists…
In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time
World
August 15, 2019
In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time
Four years ago, South African fashion designer Innocent Molefe, 38, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A year ago, it developed into…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
Health & Fitness
August 13, 2019
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever…
US company launches campaign during Africa Cup to eliminate Hepatitis C and B
Health & Fitness
June 23, 2019
US company launches campaign during Africa Cup to eliminate Hepatitis C and B
A US Company manufacturing the Sovaldi medicine, Gilead Sciences, has launched a campaign titled “Together, we can eliminate Hepatitis C…
‘First’ 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled
Science
April 15, 2019
‘First’ 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled
Scientists in Israel unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels on Monday, calling it a…
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
Health & Fitness
March 5, 2019
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely…