Category: Health

Breast milk samples were taken from 34 healthy mothers a week after giving birth in Rome, Italy. Microplastics were detected in 75 per cent of them.

HealthTracka, a Nigerian led health startup focused on making lab testing easy with at home tests, has launched a first of its kind test for women battling Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

Even worse are the numbers in Nigeria, where over 50 million people suffer from mental problems, yet only 300 psychiatrists are available to treat them.

“I’m not ghosting you; I’m fighting for my life” could be the name of Josephine’s memoir, as she talks about how living with an autoimmune disease plays into her relationships.

For many women, the holidays can be a time of stress and exhaustion.

The birth of a child can inspire an array of emotions; excitement, anxiety, happiness, fear and other such powerful feelings.

Ijeoma Ogwuegbu was diagnosed with fibromyalgia — a condition where one’s brain interprets all stimuli it receives as pain

I was in my early twenties the first time I saw a VVF (vesico-vaginal fistula) patient.

In Ramadan 2020, I received the most troubling email.

One significant test of a society’s strength is how well its healthcare endures under pressure. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an insight into how neglected black women were in the American healthcare system.