R&B singer Wesley Jamison on finding an audience in Hong Kong, and racial fetishisation

R&B singer Wesley Jamison on finding an audience in Hong Kong, and racial fetishisation

His father’s diverse musical tastes helped him discover different genres when he was growing up, he adds. Jamison performs at the Whats Good Music Awards in 2022. The award show was Hong Kong’s first of its kind to focus on hip hop and R&B music. Photo: Arno Reyes Baetz His one true love, however, is … Read more

Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign

Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign

KAMPALA, Uganda —  Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard its population against the mosquito-borne disease that has long posed a threat. By the end of April, Ugandan authorities had vaccinated 12.2 million of the 14 million people targeted, said Dr. Michael Baganizi, an official in charge of immunization … Read more

As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world

As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. In Bangladesh, roughly 300,000 people have been infected with dengue this year during the country’s worst-ever outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease. … Read more

Oldest mosquito in amber reveals bloodsucking surprise

Oldest mosquito in amber reveals bloodsucking surprise

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes, insects that date back to the age of dinosaurs. All of these bites are inflicted by females, which possess specialized mouth anatomy that their male counterparts lack. But it hasn’t always been that way. Researchers … Read more