The United Nations heralded the forthcoming scale-up of malaria vaccination across Africa after the first shipment of doses arrived in Cameroon.
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A program using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease.
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Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell .
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A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses is now pregnant in both.
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More common droughts will put millions at risk of starving, mosquitoes spreading farther than ever before will take infectious diseases with them, and health systems will struggle to cope with the burden, the researchers warned.
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The medical first was achieved by Swiss researchers who had previously pioneered similar breakthroughs to help paraplegic people walk again.
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Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population, in collaboration with UNFPA Egypt, WHO, and UNICEF, launched the country’s National Midwifery Strategy in early November, according to a statement from the ministry.
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Egypt's MotherBeing, a reproductive and women's health clinic, concluded an initiative to donate 200,000 sanitary pads to women in Gaza.
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Scientists in Brazil, the world's second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine.
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While waiting in Egypt for the green light to enter Gaza, Norwegian humanitarian medics Erik Fosse and Mads Gilbert spoke to Ahram Online about the Israeli assault has created an unprecedented medical and humanitarian catastrophe.
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Ayman Youssif, the first in Egypt and the Middle East to obtain a PhD in Invisible Disabilities from New York University, discusses recent achievements and aspirations for those with his condition.
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A lack of clean water in the Gaza Strip, currently under deadly Israeli attacks, is raising major concerns for human health.
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On her first visit to Egypt, the American scientist and astronaut Aisha Bowe spoke to Ahram Online, sharing her reflections on work-life balance, mental health, and the pursuit of impossible dreams.
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Which playing surface is safer for athletes: natural grass or artificial turf?
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Egypt launched the “Unblocked Movement” initiative on 1 October in Cairo to encourage patients with cardiovascular diseases to lower bad cholesterol levels and raise awareness about these diseases.
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The World Health Organization said Monday that its experts had recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, R21/Matrix-M, developed by Britain's Oxford University.
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A paralyzed Swiss man has become the first person to test a new technology that reads his thoughts using AI and then transmits signals through his own nervous system to his arms, hands, and fingers in order to restore movement.
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A new research by UN Women reported that decision-makers in the Arab region are overwhelmingly positive about paternal leave and men’s involvement in childcare.
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The UK's inflation-fuelled cost-of-living crisis is set to "cut lives short" and "significantly widen the wealth-health gap", according to a study published by open access journal BMJ Public Health on Monday.
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In a bid to inspire hope among blood cancer patients and promote a healthier lifestyle, a group of Egyptians organized a run to mark World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Day, which falls on 22 September.
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