Women with HIV need tailored advice on statins and heart disease risk
Advice also needs to make women aware of how the symptoms of heart disease differ in women and men.
https://www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-2024/women-hiv-need-tailored-advice-statins-and-heart-disease-risk
Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 – UN report
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
https://www.who.int/news/item/13-03-2024-global-child-deaths-reach-historic-low-in-2022—un-report
Researchers link HIV infections spike to drought
A recent study by the University of Bristol revealed that drought-induced behavioral changes, often driven by insufficient resources, could contribute to the spread of HIV.
WHO report reveals gender inequalities at the root of global crisis in health and care work?
Women comprise 67% of the paid global health and care workforce. In addition to this paid work, it has been estimated that women perform an estimated 76% of all unpaid care activities.
A few hours of spiking air pollution ‘raises death risk
More than a million people die every year due to short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, researchers say, with Asia accounting for almost two-thirds of all deaths.
https://www.independent.co.ug/a-few-hours-of-spiking-air-pollution-raises-death-risk/
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
The declaration signed by the ministers promises a multifaceted approach to tackling malaria, including stronger leadership, increased domestic funding for malaria control programs, investments in data technology, and the adoption of the latest in malaria prevention and treatment strategies.
https://www.independent.co.ug/african-health-ministers-commit-to-end-malaria-deaths/
Semaglutide improves fatty liver disease and inflammation in people with HIV
Semaglutide, best known as a weight-loss medication, reduces liver fat build-up and appears to lower inflammation in people with HIV and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) faces probe over pregnancy, HIV tests for recruits
Kenyan MPs are investigating the recent recruitment of tax revenue workers after it emerged that some applicants were rejected after doing HIV and pregnancy tests.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68572610
A healthier diet is linked with a slower pace of aging, and reduced dementia risk, a study shows
The findings show that a diet-dementia association was at least partially facilitated by multi-system processes of aging. Until now, the biological mechanism of this protection was not well understood.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240314122123.htm
Long COVID brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain
Leakiness in the brain could explain the memory and concentration problems linked to long-term COVID-19.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/long-covid-brain-fog-blood-brain-barrier-damage