A teenager has become the first person in the world to be cured of a rare genetic disease affecting just 21 known individuals globally.
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The overworked members of the Association of Residents Doctors, Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State chapter, have asked the state governor, Seyi Makinde, to address the serious situation they are currently experiencing. The LAUTECH doctors expressed their concerns about the unattractive remuneration package and noted the situation in a series of posts on X on Sunday.

Walmart has announced the opening of 18 new Walmart Health locations in Texas, with 10 slated for the Dallas area. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company also announced the opening of its 50th Walmart Health location in a statement published by Business Wire. There are Walmart Health stores in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. “Today’s […]

Gov. Greg Abbott has revealed a strategy to address the shortage of healthcare workers in Texas. Abbott sent a letter on Thursday to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) instructing them to form a task force to examine the issue and come up with solutions, as stated in a press release. “Texas has invested a lot in grants for training people for careers like nursing to meet healthcare needs, but we need to do more,” the letter says.

A former employee at a transgender clinic informed Dr. Phil that she observed patients who had body parts surgically removed when they were children desperately request to have them reattached. Jamie Reed, who worked in patient intake and oversight at Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, appeared on Dr. Phil […]

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America study, funded by Bayer, revealed that Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the most challenging areas for people with allergies. The report, as reported by Axios, states that the DFW area is the fourth-worst region in the country.