Drug Resistant Gonorrhea Variant Hits Zimbabwe A drug resistant gonorrhea variant has hit Zimbabwe says top Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) infections expert and venereologist. Gonococcus, the bacteria that causes Gonorrhea, has developed resistance to almost all available treatment options in Zimbabwe, including Penicillin, Tetracilicin, and Quinolones, said Dr Francis Ndowa. Read more…
What is Gestational Diabetes? And What Are Its Effects? Gestational diabetes is the rise of a woman’s blood sugar levels during pregnancy. This type of diabetes usually develops between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy and it is not an indicator that the person was already diabetic before pregnancy. Read more…
Thousands of Covaxin Vaccine Recipients To Restart The First Dose The Zimbabwean government has informed the thousands of Zimbabweans who received their first doses of the Indian Covaxin vaccine in May and June to consider restarting the vaccination process with a different vaccine. According to COVID-19 coordinator Dr Agnes Mahomva, Read more…
VP Chiwenga Thanks Health Workers While Opening The Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital The Zimbabwean Government appreciates the efforts and sacrifices of all health care and frontline employees and wants to thank them for their perseverance in the combat against Covid-19, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga stated yesterday. He said this while Read more…
US authorities on Monday warned Americans to not buy prescription pills online because they increasingly include lethal doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said the advice applied to counterfeit medicine made to look like real Oxycontin, Vicodin, Xanax, or Adderall. Fake pills are widely available on Read more…
Zim Schools Record 430 Covid-19 Cases Schools have recorded a total of 430 Covid-19 cases since they opened two weeks ago, with Matabeleland South Province accounting for most of the cases. Several cases have also been recorded at schools in Midlands, Masvingo and Mashonaland East, forcing government to step up Read more…
20 Students Test Positive For Covid-19 At Chemhanza High School 20 students have tested positive for Covid-19 at Chemhanza Mission High School in Hwedza, prompting the school authorities to stop day scholars from coming to school. The Hwedza District Health Spokesperson Officer, Dr Herbert Bandiki confirmed the development. "So far Read more…
Mberengwa Schools Record Covid-19 Cases Among Students Mberengwa schools record covid-19 cases among students according to a report released by the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ). A report dated 14 September, by PTUZ President Takavafira Zhou said 40 cases were confirmed at Masase High School, 60 at Chegato High. Read more…
Enlarged lymph nodes after Covid-19 vaccination Image source and licence Lymph nodes are located in many body parts, such as the: neck armpit chest abdomen groin. They contain immune cells that can help fight infection by attacking and destroying germs. They become enlarged due to infections, cancer, and also vaccination. Read more…
Cuba Vaccinating Toddlers As Young As Two For Covid-19 In an effort to get kids back into classrooms, the Cuban government has begun vaccinating toddlers as young as two for Covid-19, Cuba’s state media has reported. Cuba is the first country in the world to give Covid-19 vaccines to toddlers Read more…