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Africa Statistics Day is observed on November 18 to highlight the importance of data and statisticians to development.

A smart pill that can measure your breathing and heart rate from inside your gut could potentially diagnose sleep apnea and even detect opioid overdoses.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has referred 30 more children diagnosed with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) to two hospitals in Kabul for necessary treatment.

Strawberries eaten in middle age can protect against cognitive decline and depression later on, according to a new randomized, controlled study. The study involved middle-aged people with overweight and insulin resistance who described themselves as experiencing mild cognitive decline. The study’s authors suggest that anthocyanins, bioactive compounds in strawberries, blueberries, and other berries, maybe the neuroprotective agent at work. While endorsing strawberries as a healthy food, a neurologist was skeptical of the study’s findings.

A new study shows people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may experience an improvement in fatigue by adopting a low-fat diet. MS symptoms including pain or fatigue may improve when patients are following a healthy diet plan. Experts agree further research is needed to understand the relationship between MS, fatigue, and adopting a low-fat diet.

On an otherwise normal Friday night this past February, Misti Allison received a text from her sister-in-law that a train had derailed not far from Allison’s house in East Palestine, Ohio. She didn’t think much of it, other than concern for those who might be injured. There had been incidents with the trains that ran through town before, usually accidents with cars attempting to cross the tracks.

Fears of Chinese-made food products are spreading among Korean consumers, once again, after a video went viral last week showing a worker at a Tsingtao beer factory urinating into a tank believed to contain raw ingredients.

Russia is restricting Japanese seafood imports as a "precautionary measure" in the wake of the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Russian authorities said Monday, triggering a strong objection from Tokyo.

Japan's central government and Kumamoto Prefecture said Tuesday they have appealed a lower court ruling that ordered them and a chemical company to compensate 128 unrecognized victims of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease.

There’s been a surge in demand for a class of diabetes drugs that are now popular for their serendipitous byproduct: weight loss.