‘Every chemist has a backroom’: how medicalised FGM risks gains made in Kenya
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In Kisii town, south-west Kenya, a rundown roadside building houses a pharmacy.
31 people die after drinking batch of toxic alcohol in India
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dozens of people have died and several others have been hospitalised in India after drinking toxic alcohol. Read More
Chinese doctors and nurses reportedly told to work while infected as Covid surges
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chinese doctors and nurses are being told to keep working even when infected with Covid-19, staff and residents reported, Read More
Antibiotic supply gone from bad to worse, say pharmacists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pharmacists say supplies of key antibiotics to treat strep A have “gone from bad to worse” in the past week. Read More
'You clapped for us, now act for us': Biggest ever NHS strikes begin with up to 100k nurses braving -5C picket lines outside ailing hospitals
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Up to 100,000 nurses are taking to picket lines on the first day of the biggest ever nurses strike. Read More
Live longer: Nearly 70% of people who age 'successfully' have six factors in common
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Optimal ageing is a complex blend of high cognitive and physical functioning and social components. Read More
Grant Wahl's cause of death made public after World Cup journalist's tragedy in Qatar
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Grant Wahl died after suffering an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar, his wife has confirmed. Read More
Pupils struggling after Covid lockdown are being mistaken as having special needs, Ofsted warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pupils who have fallen behind due to lockdown are being misdiagnosed with having special educational needs,the schools watchdog has warned. Read More
Know your HIV status before getting pregnant – AIDS Commission
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has advised women who wish to get pregnant, to first check their…
Africa: Hypertension, Diabetes, Stroke - They Kill More People Than Infectious Diseases and Should Get a Global Fund
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. Read More