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Neurology

University Teaching Hospital in the capital Lusaka, Zambia is home to the first neurology residency program in the country. The program has trained seven neurologists since starting in 2018.

‘We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg’: Neurologists in Zambia upend understandings of multiple sclerosis in the region

Disease

For years, medical providers were taught that MS is very rare among Black Africans. But the presence of more neurologists in Zambia has upended previous thinking on the condition. Now, more people are getting diagnosed and treated for the disease.

A woman, suffering from Alzheimer's desease, walks in a corridor on March 18, 2011 in a retirement house.

Study hints at possible Alzheimer’s cure

Health

Study Finds Black and White Alzheimer’s Patients Share Genes Variants

New Guidelines Help Find Alzheimer’s Earlier

The World

MRI Lead Study

The World

Painkillers: Should Vicodin and Percocet Be Banned?

Global Politics

A federal advisory panel recommended banning popular prescription drugs, including Vicodin and Percocet, because of safety concerns. For more, The Takeaway turns to New York Times science writer Donald McNeil.

The World

Does pro football cause brain injury?

Sports

Scientists are announcing findings of an investigation into brain injury in one former NFL player that is part of a still controversial body of evidence that may link professional football to brain damage.