TB in HIV-infected persons: Here is what you need to know
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and one of the leading causes of death among people living with HIV(PLHIV) worldwide….
More people could have hidden bowel condition
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Many people may be suffering from an undiagnosed and misunderstood bowel condition, according to the charity Guts UK. Read More
‘From bad to worse’: drought puts Kenya’s hospitals under pressure
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The morning rounds at Modogashe hospital in Lagdera do not take long. Read More
Government-run awards event turns into disaster as 11 die and hundreds hospitalised with heatstroke in India
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A massive, open air award function attended by thousands in western India led to the deaths of 11 people from heatstroke and hospitalisation of…
Fungal outbreak tied to Michigan paper mill leaves at least one dead, 12 hospitalised
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least one person has died and 96 others have fallen sick with a fungal infection linked to a Michigan paper mill, local…
More than half of patients have had appointments cancelled as a result of NHS strikes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 50 per cent of patients have had their appointments cancelled as a result of NHS strikes, according to a survey by…
Gareth Thomas: ‘I will be a voice for people with HIV. I won’t be derailed’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Gareth Thomas isn’t sure where to start. Or, rather, if he should even try to. Read More
Nigeria’s unhealthy health institutions
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Nigerian health sector has always been faced with multiple challenges ranging from poor funding to inadequacy of skilled workers owing to…
28 Nigerian women die from cervical cancer daily — Expert
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Professor Adegboyega Fawole of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin, on Friday, revealed that no fewer than 28 Nigerian…
How dodgy Turkish clinics are preying on British women with promise of free Botox if they buy cut-price 'mummy makeovers'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Turkish hospital is offering Brits free Botox in an attempt lure them to get budget ‘mummy makeovers’ in what campaigners say is…