COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Covid pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunisation programmes Read More
Antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections are a major public health threat for Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly 1.3 million people die annually because of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections, Read More
Africa CDC calls for enhanced Ebola surveillance, control measures
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called on Ugandan authorities to intensify Read More
Dangerous prescription-only drugs for epilepsy and migraines 'are being marketed to teens as weight-loss pills on TikTok'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDangerous prescription-only drugs are being marketed to teenagers as weight-loss solutions on TikTok, Read More
Don't touch foreigners, top Chinese health chief tells public as country detects first case of monkeypox
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese citizens shouldn’t touch foreigners to avoid getting monkeypox, one of the country’s top health officials has said. Read More
Say goodbye to BMI! Doctors want to check your waist-to-hip ratio instead... so how DO you work it out?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBody mass index (BMI) has long been the go-to way of scrutinising whether we’re in shape or not. Read More
Doctors warn of 'epidemic' as young people suffering symptoms of B12 deficiency 'because of laughing gas canisters'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute London GPs have warned that they have seen an influx of young people showing signs of the damaging long-term effects Read…
UK Covid cases shoot up in matter of days with new record expected this Autumn
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCovid cases are shooting up again after a six-week decline with the return to school and cooler weather helping to spread the virus….
HIV & Hepatitis Can Be Deadly Combo for the Heart
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Reading Time: < 1 minute– As people with HIV age, their odds for heart attack rise and those with untreated hepatitis C Read More
Non-communicable diseases kill a person under 70 every two seconds, says WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery two seconds someone under 70 dies of a non-communicable disease (NCDs), Read More