COVID-19 pandemic could lead to HIV surge in West & Central Africa, says UNAIDS chief
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Reading Time: < 1 minute West and Central Africa could see a rise in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in a few years due to disruptions in…
Good News For People With HIV! Lifelong Medication May Not Be Needed To Control The Virus
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read More
Blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer set to roll out in US
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new blood test that could change the way cancer is detected and diagnosed is soon to become available in the U.S….
More than 200,000 people to get free blood pressure monitors to try to cut heart attacks and strokes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The NHS will make 220,000 devices available to people who have been diagnosed with uncontrolled high blood pressure to enable them to carry…
Potato milk benefits: How this unusual, dairy-free milk could lower your cholesterol
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Potatoes aren’t just for eating, did you know that you can drink potatoes in the form of milk? Read More
Spiking: Very rare to contract HIV through used needle
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It is extremely rare for HIV to be contracted via an unsterilised needle. Read More
Fatigue, migraine, memory loss... How a bump on the head can affect your brain for years - but there is effective treatment for it
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Michelle Parker remembers little of what happened the day her horse, Flash, headbutted her four years ago — but she is still…
Arizona man contracted Covid and spread it to his dog and cat in first-ever case reported of human to pet transmission of the virus in the US
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An Arizona man who contracted COVID-19 earlier this year is believed to have spread the virus to his two pets in the first-ever documented case …
Shift from face-to-face appointments is 'disastrous': Only 3% of doctors think remote consultations are better for patients, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Only three per cent of doctors think remote consultations are better for patients than face-to-face appointments, a major study has found. Read…
Blood test could spot older mothers-to-be at most risk of suffering a stillbirth or having a premature baby, study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Older mothers-to-be at most risk of suffering a stillbirth or having a premature baby could be spotted by a blood test, doctors…