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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains highly vulnerable to recurrent outbreaks, particularly in its eastern provinces. This vulnerability is driven by weak health systems, insecurity, population displacement, intense cross-border mobility, and extensive mining, agricultural, and trade activities. Together, these factors create conditions that facilitate disease emergence and transmission while limiting timely detection and…

Chennai:Health and family welfare minister K.G. Arunraj on Monday announced a major shift in the state’s family planning strategy from population control to family well-being

After the company reported second quarter earnings and raised its full-year sales guidance, Eli Lilly (LLY) CFO Lucas Montarce outlines the expansion opportunities that the pharmaceutical giant is seeing in its GLP-1 category, specifically the introduction of oral weight-loss drugs to the market

Dietary acid load (DAL) is a factor that predisposes individuals to the development of urolithiasis (UL). A cross-sectional study was conducted including individuals with UL (n = 53). We estimated DAL using the net endogenous acid production (NEAP) (90.6 [68.8–110] mEq/d), potential renal acid load (PRAL) (13 [0.07–20] mEq/d), and net renal acid excretion (NAE) (45 [30–55.3]…

Health systems across the United States are looking for ways to care for their patients with obesity while balancing tight margins and a shrinking workforce. Leaders at University of Colorado Health System (UCHealth) implemented three elements to tackle obesity within their own state. They aimed to improve weight management care without investing heavily in obesity…