Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service for the week of November 8, 2017.

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance

WHO is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.

Read more- http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/antibiotics-animals-effectiveness/en/

Malaria breath test shows promise

People with malaria give off a distinctive “breath-print” that could be used as a test for the disease, according to American scientists.

Read more-http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41820346

A Quest: Insulin-Releasing Implant For Type-1 Diabetes

Scientists in California think they may have found a way to transplant insulin-producing cells into diabetic patients who lack those cells — and protect the little insulin-producers from immune rejection. Their system, one of several promising approaches under development, hasn’t yet been tested in people. But if it works, it could make living with diabetes much less of a burden.

Read more- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/06/557361551/a-quest-insulin-releasing-implant-for-type-1-diabetes

Sleepless Night Leaves Some Brain Cells As Sluggish As You Feel

When people don’t get enough sleep, certain brain cells literally slow down.

Read more-https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/06/562354635/sleepless-night-leaves-some-brain-cells-as-sluggish-as-you-feel

Oakland Center Finds Sickle Cell Treatment Success

Discrimination can affect the treatment of African-Americans with sickle cell disease, leading to premature death. Here is a success story from an Oakland, Calif., center dedicated to treatment.

Read more-https://www.npr.org/2017/11/05/562188707/oakland-center-finds-sickle-cell-treatment-success

Australia gonorrhea cases surge 63%

The number of cases of gonorrhea in Australia has soared by 63% in the past five years, a new study has found.

Read more-http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41882146

Delhi residents panic as ‘deadly smog’ returns

Panic has gripped the Indian capital, Delhi, as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog on Tuesday.

Read more-http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41896676