Scientists decode why asthma symptoms get worse at night
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Melatonin, the body’s natural hormone linked to the control of the sleep-wake cycle, exasperates the constriction of the pathway that moves air…
Nigerian Student Changes The Game When Illustration Of A Black Woman’s Womb Goes Viral
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A medical student and illustrator from Nigeria sparked a wide conversation about the lack of diversity in medical industry textbooks from an…
50 bad habits that have been linked to cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sit down. Let’s talk about the C word. Each year, there are 17 million new cases of cancer worldwide, and in 2020, an estimated 10…
Covid: How does the alert level system work?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK’s coronavirus alert level has been increased from level three to four – meaning transmission of cases is high or rising…
UK Covid alert level raised to level 4 as omicron ‘rapidly increasing risk to public’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Ministers have raised the UK’s Covid alert level amid concern about the spread of the new omicron variant of the disease. Read More
Experimental mRNA vaccine for HIV shows promise in animals
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same technology used in two highly successful COVID-19 vaccines—has shown promise in experiments in mice…
‘Why Nigeria is highest producer of HIV-positive children’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Like in 2020, UNAIDS has again pronounced Nigeria as country with highest producer of HIV-positive children. Read More
UK has Omicron Covid patients in hospital, government confirms
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People have been admitted to hospital with the Omicron variant in Britain, a government minister has confirmed, Read More
Covid cases compared: How the UK compares to Europe as Omicron takes hold
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Fears are now mounting that more restrictions could be coming after scientists warned Plan B measures, such as the use of vaccine…
Government scraps ‘nightmare’ self-isolation loophole for Brits double-jabbed abroad
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Government has finally scrapped self-isolation rules for British citizens double-jabbed abroad, marking the end of a “nightmare” loophole Read More