Diet soft drinks are no better for your health than their sugary counterpart, new study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Drinking ‘diet’ cola or lemonade is as bad for you as full-sugar varieties, a major study suggests. Read More
The 'acid' jab that may beat back pain for good
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A once-in-a-lifetime jab may treat back pain. In a new trial, injections of lactic acid — a syrup-like substance formed in sour…
‘Gamechanger’: Uganda launches drone delivering HIV drugs to remote islands
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As the bottles of medication are carefully loaded into the body of the drone, a small crowd gathers to watch on the…
Bill and Melinda Gates announce plans to end their marriage
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Multibillionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates abruptly announced on Monday that they will be separating. Read More
UN recommendations for tackling HIV/AIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minute United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a…
India records 368,000 new coronavirus cases as catastrophic surge continues
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Reading Time: < 1 minute India has recorded 368,147 new coronavirus cases, including 3,417 deaths, as a catastrophic surge ripples through the country. Read More
COVID-19 oral pill could be ready by year-end: Pfizer CEO
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Reading Time: < 1 minute US-based pharmaceutical major Pfizer`s Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said that the company`s Covid-19 oral antiviral pill, which is in early-stage trials,…
100,000 daily new HIV infections in Nigeria, NGO raises alarm
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Heartland Alliance has raised the alarm over the scale of HIV infections in Nigeria, currently said to be tallying 100,000 new…
Social distancing to be SCRAPPED from next month - but masks stay as government plans for full reopening of hospitality and return of live events
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The social distancing rule will be scrapped but masks will remain under government plans for the final easing of restrictions on June…
Government told to 'discourage' foreign holidays to protect UK from COVID variants
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on coronavirus has told the government to “discourage all international leisure travel” to protect the UK from COVID-19…