New sickle cell treatment given to first patients in England
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sickle cell patients have begun receiving the first new treatment for the blood disorder in over 20 years. Read More
You've heard of 'Meat-Free Mondays, now try 'Tofu Tuesdays': Cutting out steaks, bacon and sausages for two days each week slashes your odds of cancer by 10%, study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chances are, you’ve already heard of ‘meat-free Monday’. But now you may want to consider complimenting it with ‘tofu Tuesday’. Read More
Supermarkets advised to sell fresh fruit and vegetables without plastic packaging to help reduce food waste
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Reading Time: < 1 minute UK retailers should sell fresh uncut fruit and vegetables without best before dates or plastic packaging to prevent 14 million shopping baskets…
Washington University School of Medicine develops Alzheimer’s blood test
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, US, have developed a blood test that can detect early signs of…
Ethiopia: Rape During Ethiopia War Triggers HIV/Aids Crisis
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Reading Time: < 1 minute RAPE and sexual violence during the conflict in northern Ethiopia have sparked HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancy crises in the region. Read More
Importance of proper HIV viral load monitoring
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Routine viral load monitoring is an integral part of keeping HIV under control. Read More
Patients must still wear face masks in GP practices, NHS England says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Patients will still be required to wear face masks in GP practices and hospitals, NHS England has said, even as the Government’s “living with…
Baby girl born on 22/2/22 at 2.22 am is an ‘answered prayer’ for her family
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A North Carolina family is feeling grateful after their baby girl was born on 22 February, 2022. Read More
For the clinically vulnerable, the threat of Covid hasn’t gone away
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Boris Johnson may insist the peak of Covid has passed and we now have sufficient levels of immunity to justify lifting restrictions,…
Boots slammed as 'pharma vultures' as they begin selling Lateral Flow tests from today
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Prime Minister has announced that free NHS covid testing will end by April 1 onwards. Read More