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Mulago Doctors Link Rise in Throat Cancer, Diabetes to Risky Youth Behaviors
Doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital have raised concern over a growing number of throat cancer and diabetes cases, particularly among young patients.In a health update released this week, medics at the facility cited excessive shisha smoking, poor dieta
Ex-VPs Sekandi And Bukenya Join Kasolo To Write Moses Karangwa’s Political Obituary
Minister Haruna Kasolo on Thursday proved that he is still leading the race for the NRM regional Vice Chairman for Buganda when he turned up at the Party’s EC head offices in Nakasero accompanied by a large crowd of supporters who included two former Vice Pres
Ugandan startups face privacy compliance challenges, seek practical solution
Ugandan startups are struggling to comply with the country’s Data Protection and Privacy Act, exposing a significant gap between knowledge and implementation and fueling calls for accessible compliance solutions.The issue was highlighted at a forum held at the National ICT Innovation Hub
"No Balaalo Beyond Here" Museveni's New Sweeping Directive on Balaalo Herders’ Free Movement
In a decisive policy shift aimed at easing mounting tensions over land use and security, President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an immediate ban on the unrestricted movement of Balaalo cattle herders into Northern, Eastern, and North-Western Uganda.The pre
What happens during a water cremation?
Officially known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, the process involves rapidly decomposing a corpse in water and alkaline chemicals under high temperatures in a big steel vessel (pictured)
After years of warnings, brown rice still contains this toxic metal. Why it’s there—and how harmful it is
For years, experts have sounded alarm bells over arsenic levels in brown rice.New research has found that brown rice has a higher concentration of
Makerere Hospital Launches First Olink Proteomics Platform in East Africa
Makerere University Hospital has officially launched the Olink Proteomics Platform, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa.The platform was launched on Thursday and attended by leading figures from academia, government, and the global health research community.The platform
Airtel Rallies Schools to Protect Environment
Airtel Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation by engaging students in a nationwide virtual dialogue focused on sustainable practices, ending plastic pollution, and tree planting, in celebration of World Environment Day 2025.In a zoom session Charity Rwabuto
Musk turns on Republicans - and gives Trump's big bill a harder path
For 130 days, tech billionaire Elon Musk was a "special government employee" working inside the Trump administration to slash what he said were wasteful government programmes and bloated departments.Now, after his exit last week, he is back on the outside. And it is the Tr
