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New Somali arrivals in Kobe camp in Ethiopia’s Dollo Ado area are often emaciated, malnourished and exhausted

Early results indicate progress in a pilot project that is aimed at reducing the risk of doctors operating on the wrong patient or wrong body part.

A psychotherapist provides counseling near the stairs due to space issues at a local hospital

Army Secretary John M. McHugh speaks at a ceremony featuring the casing of military units’ colors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., July 27, 2011. The 102-year-old hospital is consolidating with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., to form the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Cattle raids in Turkana have turned deadly as the communities are heavily armed

Cholera beds

Malnutrition check-up at Moghem health centre in Niger's central region of Tahoua

At fertilization, a massive release of the metal zinc appears to set the fertilized egg cell on the path to dividing and growing into an embryo, according to the results of animal studies supported by the National Institutes of Health.

Many mothers don't understand malnutrition