A painful hip, without a direct traumatic origin, is a frequent complaint in children, whilst young children most often present with a limp. Next to clinical presentation, the differential diagnosis ...

The Netherlands started screening for Breast Cancer 30 years ago. During this period, we learned a lot about the benefits and harms of Breast Cancer screening and therefore we constantly adjust the ...

The integration of digital technology and automation into healthcare has significantly transformed patient care, making it a more accessible and reassuring experience. This shift has introduced a new ...

Healthcare in East Africa has seen notable progress in recent years, demonstrating resilience in the face of COVID-19 alongside advanced care with limited resources. Rwanda and Uganda, for example, ...

The Kenyan Government has set an ambitious goal to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) within its first two years, aiming to realise the constitutional right to health under Article 43. To support ...

Medic East Africa, the premier healthcare and medical laboratory event in East Africa, is set to redefine healthcare service delivery in the region from September 4 to 6 at the renowned Kenyatta ...

Inheriting a legacy filled organisation like Avenue Group, with its 47-year history, presented a unique challenge. While the foundation was solid, a pervasive sense of inertia threatened to stifle its ...

Telehealth is a gateway to how healthcare will be delivered in the future and has enabled the transition to consumer-centric care paradigms. Because of the need to create social distancing in a safe ...

An informal survey recently put the healthcare industry at the top of the key industrial sectors earmarked for growth in the GCC in 2018. Along with the education and F&B sectors, the healthcare ...

As East Africa's healthcare system continues to evolve, telemedicine is emerging as a transformative tool to fill in gaps and offer essential services. The increasing demand during the COVID-19 ...

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) was pioneered by biologist Robert Edwards who, with gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe, fertilised the first human egg in a Cambridge laboratory in 1969. Louise Brown, the ...

The need of having a more functional hand stimulated the development of silicone implants for small joint arthroplasty in 1962. Silicone implants were studied extensively in laboratory tests, animal ...