Belief that cancer is a curse hinders access to palliative care
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSocio-cultural beliefs and misconceptions about cancer are the greatest barriers to access to palliative care in Kenya. Read More
UK Covid cases: The hospitals on BLACK alert as England crosses grim 40,000 case milestone
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoronavirus cases in the UK appeared to level out following “Freedom Day” earlier this year when the Government lifted a number of…
Lung cancer one of the most common and serious forms of the disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTens of thousands of people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year in the UK. Read More
E. coli in water warning as 400 postcodes may be contaminated
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than four hundred postcodes in Surrey and Kent have been warned their water could be contaminated with E. coli. Read More
California ‘stealthing’ law: State becomes first to ban removal of condom without verbal consent during sex
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCalifornia on Thursday became the first US state to ban “stealthing”, the act of removing a condom without the permission of a partner…
City’s free HIV and sexual health test vending machines welcomed
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew sexual health and HIV vending machines in five venues in Brighton & Hove are being formally launched on Friday 8 October….
Kenya: The 'triple tragedy' facing Homa Bay as it battles HIV, malaria and COVID
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHoma Bay is facing what one doctor has calls a “triple tragedy” – but the malaria vaccine could bring hope to the…
5.28pc of Sindh’s blood donors found infected with HIV, hepatitis B and C, malaria, syphilis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA total of 1,357 more people were found HIV positive in Sindh during the first eight months of 2021 after their blood…
Two-thirds of eligible people haven't had their booster Covid jab
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillions of people who are eligible for a Covid booster vaccine have not yet had their third dose, official figures suggest. Read…
World Mental Health Day 2021: What's it all about?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSunday 10 October is World Mental Health Day. It’s a global event which aims to raise more awareness about mental health conditions….