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POLG disease depletes the body’s cells of energy

Most individuals diagnosed with a rare disease won’t live to become teenagers or adults. I knew what I had to do.

Prince Frederik was first diagnosed with the rare genetic conditon when he was 14

It’s now been five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic.

Woman’s health is often a neglected topic. Although the role of a woman in the household and society is pivotal, importance to her health is mostly low on priority. A Woman is very consumed with work and looking after her family, the to do list for her is so long…

Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind — Alzheimer’s disease? Despite decades of research, there is still no curative treatment for Alzheimer’s – no “magic bullet” that stops this devastating degenerative brain disease in its tracks.

A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology

Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa

Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.