Skin cancer is a serious issue. It can be deadly if not caught early. In places where medical resources are scarce, diagnosing skin cancer can be tough. There aren't enough specialists to go around. This makes it hard to give patients the care they need. But there's a glimmer of hope. New technology might help bridge this gap. It's called general-purpose pathology fo...
In many parts of the world, medical supplies are scarce. This is especially true for pediatric gastrostomy tubes, or G-tubes, which are used for feeding children who can't eat normally. Because these tubes are expensive, they are not always available. In these poor areas, doctors often use Foley urinary catheters as a cheaper alternative. However, these catheters are...
China faces a big challenge. It has a massive population and limited resources. This makes it tough to figure out the best way to screen for breast and cervical cancers. These two cancers are the most common among women. Screening can catch these cancers early, making treatment more effective and saving lives. So, finding the most efficient way to screen is cruci...
Telehealth has the potential to fix health care access problems and make care better in places with limited resources worldwide. But in Africa, it's not widely used. One reason is that we don't know enough about the best ways to make it work there. Researchers in central Uganda decided to find out what's stopping telehealth from being used more. They talked to differ...
Imagine you're in a hospital, and a patient comes in with symptoms of meningitis. Time is crucial because the wrong treatment or delay can lead to serious problems. Doctors often rely on standard lab tests, but these aren't always available in places with limited resources. So, what if there was a better way to quickly and accurately identify the cause of meningitis?...
In Bamako, Mali, figuring out why people have unexplained fevers is tough. Diseases like malaria, HIV, and yellow fever often overlap. A recent study tried to uncover the reasons behind these fevers. The study included people of all ages with high temperatures. Doctors collected basic information and used rapid tests, a method called reverse transcriptase PCR, and te...
Climate change is making it tougher to fight HIV in places with limited resources. Severe weather events are messing up HIV services, which could slow down the goal of ending HIV as a big health problem by 2030. Let's look at how this happens and what can be done to make HIV care stronger. First, let's talk about the problem. Weather events like hurricanes, floods, ...