Scientific Corner

The 19th June is World Sickle Cell Day – a day of raising awareness! World Sickle Cell Day is a United Nation’s recognised day to raise awareness of sickle cell at a national and international…

FACTS ABOUT HYPERTENSION Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure equal to or above 140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure equal to or above 90 mm Hg. Two out of five adults in…

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs and each kidney is about the size of a fist. Your kidneys filter extra water and wastes out of your blood and make urine. Kidney disease means your kidneys…

“The more we know about cancer, the more lives we can save” World Cancer Day is always marked on February 4th, and on this day, AMSA-Unhas wants to speak up an undestanding about cancer.  …

The number of cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of January 24th has gone up to 1287, while there are now 13 places outside mainland China reported their first confirmed cases of…

Ever since the first cases of AIDS in the early 1980s, people with HIV have been stigmatized, such as HIV is a life-threatening illness (which is correct, if undiagnosed and unmanaged), or HIV can be…

14th November is always marked as WDD (World Diabetes Day). WDD was created in 1991 by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to growing concerns about the health threat…

World Mental Health Day, on 10th October, is a day for us to unite in our efforts to improve the mental health of people around the world. This year, WHO selected the theme “Suicide Prevention”…

Cardiovascular disease is the world’s number one killer today. But it doesn’t need to be this way. By making just a few small changes to our lives, we can reduce our risk of heart disease…

Monkeypox recently caught attention after identification of the first patient with the disease in Singapore, notifying WHO of the confirmed diagnosis on May 9 2019. There have been concerns that the disease could spread to…