Tag Archives: Health

29Oct/26

Hidden Drivers of Depression in Zambia

October 29, 2026Healthcare1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Abnormal psychology, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Articles, depression, Generalized anxiety disorder, Health, Major depressive disorder, Mental health, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatry, RTT, South Africa, Zambiaadmin

Beyond Individual Risk: How Community Context and Structural Inequalities Shape Mental Health Across Zambia

Thu, July 29 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — National epidemiological evidence from the 2024 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) demonstrates that approximately 8.2% of Zambian adults aged 15–59 years—or roughly one in twelve people—screen positive for probable depression, probable anxiety, or both. Utilizing validated screening tools including the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), the study establishes a national baseline for a population where epidemiological evidence was previously scarce. Symptom prevalence shows a distinct age trajectory, rising steadily from 4.2% among adolescents aged 15–19 to a peak of 11.5% among adults aged 40–44. While Zambia’s overall baseline is moderate compared to regional neighbors such as South Africa (where probable depression reaches 25.7%), it reflects a substantial mental health burden that remains largely undetected and untreated due to severe healthcare workforce constraints, structural low priority, and widespread social stigma. Continue reading →

29Oct/26

Why STIs Are Outsmarting Modern Medicine

October 29, 2026Healthcare4CMenB, Anti-acne preparations, Antibiotic, Antimicrobial resistance, azithromycin, Bruno Ciancio, Ceftriaxone, Cephalosporin, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, France, Gonorrhea, Health, Infectious causes of cancer, Infectious diseases, Medical specialties, Medicine, N. gonorrhoeae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pathogenic bacteria, RTT, Sexually transmitted infection, Tetracycline, Tetracycline antibiotics, United Kingdom, Variable Efficacy Limitedadmin

Surging Cases and Superbug Strains: Inside Europe’s Escalating Sexual Health Crisis

Thu, July 29 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Bacterial sexually transmitted infections have reached record highs across Europe, led by a surge in gonorrhoea notifications that reached 106,331 cases in 2024—a 303% increase since 2015 and the highest level recorded since European surveillance began. Over the same decade, syphilis cases more than doubled to 45,577, while congenital syphilis cases nearly doubled in a single year to 140. Although men who have sex with men account for the majority of diagnoses (62% of gonorrhoea cases), infections are increasingly expanding into heterosexual populations and young adults, particularly women aged 20 to 24. Epidemiologists attribute this multi-pathogen resurgence to a complex interplay of post-pandemic behavioural shifts, declining condom usage, expanded HIV PrEP protocols that mandate routine screening and catch more asymptomatic cases, and structural healthcare barriers such as out-of-pocket testing fees required in 13 European countries. Continue reading →

22Jan/24

Mental health consequences of relentless money pursuit

January 22, 2024HealthcareAnxiety, Anxiety disorders, Compulsive behavior, Disability, Health, Mental disorder, Mental health, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, Occupational burnout, Positive psychology, Psychological stress, Social constructionismadmin

Jan. 22, 2024 /Healthcare/ — There can be a significant link between the pursuit of money at any cost and mental illness. Here are some ways of this connection: Continue reading →

12May/23

International Nurses Day

May 12, 2023HealthFlorence, Florence Nightingale, Florence Nightingale Foundation, Geneva, Health, International Nurses Day, Nursing, Nursing education, Nursing in the United Kingdom, Nursing shortage, Switzerlandadmin

May 9, 2023 /Health/ — International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12th every year. It is a day to recognize the contributions of nurses to healthcare and to society as a whole. The day was first celebrated in 1965, and it is now celebrated in over 100 countries around the world.

The day is celebrated in honor of Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale was a British nurse who played a key role in improving the care of wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She is also credited with founding the first school of nursing in the world. Continue reading →

30Apr/23

Combating systematic biases, prejudice in medical care

April 30, 2023HealthcareAgeism, Articles, Bias, Determinants of health, Discrimination, Health, Health care, Health equity, Implicit stereotype, Sexism in medicine, Stereotypesadmin

April 30, 2023 /Health/ — The uncomfortable truth: Race, gender, sexual orientation, age, body size, income, and other cultural factors have a significant bearing on whether you will be diagnosed and treated correctly. The history of systematic biases, prejudice in medical care can no longer be overlooked. The good news is regardless of whether you are a patient, healthcare provider, or administrator, there are steps you can take today to combat medical bias.

Medical bias is a serious problem that can have a devastating impact on patients. It can lead to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and even death. There are a number of factors that can contribute to medical bias, including: Continue reading →

27Apr/23

Ways to keep your brain in top form as you age

April 27, 2023LifestyleArticles, Branches of biology, Cognitive disorders, Cognitive science, Dementia, Health, Memory, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychological stress, RTT, The Center for Vital Longevity, Working memoryadmin

April 26, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — The most important changes in cognition with normal aging are declines in performance on cognitive tasks that require one to quickly process or transform information to make a decision, including measures of speed of processing, working memory, and executive cognitive function.

However, not all thinking abilities decline with age. In fact, vocabulary, reading and verbal reasoning remain unchanged or even improve during the aging process.

There are many lifestyle choices that can help to maintain cognitive function as we age. Some of the most important include: Continue reading →

26Apr/23

What is the power of female leadership?

April 26, 2023BusinessArticles, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Industrial and organizational psychology, Justina Mutale, Leadership, Medical specialties, Safe sex, Strategic management, Zambiaadmin

April 27, 2023 /Business/ — The Art of Iconic Leadership: Power Secrets of Female World Leaders by Justina Mutale is a book that explores the leadership styles of some of the most iconic female leaders in history. The book argues that female leaders have a unique set of strengths and qualities that make them effective leaders, and that these qualities can be learned and applied by anyone, regardless of gender.

Some of the key takeaways from the book include: Continue reading →

22Apr/23

Why people are hyped to celebrate the day of the year, 4/20

April 22, 2023Human Interest420, Articles, Cannabis, Cannabis and religion, Cannabis culture, Cannabis in Canada, Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States, Entheogens, Euphoriants, Health, Herbalism, Legality of cannabis, Medical cannabis, Medicinal plants, San Rafaeladmin

April 21, 2023 /Lifestyle/ –The origin of 4/20 is a bit of a mystery. There are a few different stories about how it started, but the most likely explanation is that it originated with a group of high school students in San Rafael, California, in the early 1970s.

The students, who called themselves the Waldos, would meet at 4:20 p.m. every day after school to smoke marijuana. They chose the time because extracurricular activities had usually ended by then, and they were out of school but their parents weren’t home, giving them a window of unsupervised freedom.
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16Apr/23

This Week in Health News: Top Stories You Need to See

April 16, 2023HealthAlzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive disorders, crenezumab, Dementia, Dobbs, Eli Lilly and Company, Health, Learning disabilities, Medicine, Obesity, Parkinson, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatry, Roe, Roe v. Wade, RTT, United States, Wadeadmin

NEW YORK, April 14, 2023 /Health/– Here are some of the top health news stories from this week:

New COVID-19 variant BA.2 spreads rapidly in Europe and the US
US Supreme Court to hear case on abortion rights
WHO reports more than 1 million deaths from COVID-19
New study finds that obesity can increase risk of dementia
Researchers develop new drug that could treat Alzheimer’s disease
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14Apr/23

Medaica Announces Free Telehealth Stethoscope for Rural and Underserved Patients

April 14, 2023HealthcareArticles, Assistive technology, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Health informatics, Stethoscope, Technology, Telehealth, u.s. food and drug administrationadmin

Medaica, a digital health company extending the capability of home diagnostics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared1 Medaica M1 Telehealth Stethoscope (M1) will be free of charge, starting with qualifying strategic partners supporting rural or underserved patients with chronic heart and/or lung conditions. Continue reading