Dr MKO AbimbolaDiphtheria, first described by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, in the fifth century BC, is a highly communicable disease that primarily affects the skin or upper throat ...

Nutritional interventions at a community level may be the best way forward to both prevent and treat the "flesh-eating" skin infection Buruli ulcer in the fight against neglected tropical diseases ...

River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa.

Black seed oil has been used for centuries in traditional Eastern European, Northern African, and Southwestern Asian medicine. But what is black seed oil good for? It’s still generating buzz today for ...

Tanzania has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said Monday, the first time the virus has been ...

The South African government confirmed Fugard's death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and ...

Many cosmetics contain addictive chemicals, such as polyethylene glycol, hydroquinone, and heavy metals, which pose ...

Older, generic medications, including ones for cyclosporine, nicotinamide, and dapsone, can effectively treat patients with various dermatological conditions while helping to reduce insurance and cost ...

How well do you know your body? For centuries, the human body has been studied in great detail, yet researchers continue to ...

Several of Darren Scott's former colleagues will reunite for The 'Just Plain' Party to help raise funds for Scott's fight ...

The swine fever has been brought under control after the Livestock Services Office, Hetauda, carried out pest control, sanitation, stricter transportation of pigs from the affected areas and other ...

The incidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and silicosis among gold miners remains high, but recent years have seen a slow decline in the rates of both diseases, according to a recent study.