Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Saturday, June 27, 2026
INTRODUCTION If the recent Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics have taught us anything at all, it is that technology can help Africa prepare better and transform how health care is delivered. Easier access to health information data is instrumental in the delivery of better outcomes by health care professionals and in […]
Source: bbc.com As the number of infections dips sharply in South Africa, and stays relatively low across much of the continent, experts are reaching towards a startling hypothesis. Crowded townships. Poor hygiene. The impossibility of social distancing in communities, where large families often share a single room. For months health experts […]
— Conclusions still stand, group says after fixing a raft of data errors by Crystal Phend, Senior Editor, MedPage Today August 25, 2020 Corrections to a study of lingering cardiac abnormalities after COVID-19 recovery, criticized for data analysis problems, didn’t alter the overall conclusions. The study from Germany had been flagged on Twitter for using inaccurate metrics […]
— But vaccine especially important for high-risk patients this year, agency says. by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today August 20, 2020 Patients with COVID-19 should delay getting their influenza vaccine, not because of any evidence about how the virus affects vaccination, but in order to ensure others in the healthcare setting […]
FOOD SAFETY ALERT CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)external icon are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to peaches. Do not eat, serve, or sell recalledexternal icon peaches packed or supplied by Wawona Packing Company LLC. Check your homes for recalled peaches […]
