HIV: People with virus or taking PReP to be allowed to join armed forces
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople who have HIV or take medication to protect against it will be able to apply to serve in the armed forces…
People who survive severe COVID-19 are 2.5 times as likely to die within 12 months of becoming infected as those who didn't contract the virus, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLong Covid may lead to an increased risk of death in the year after a patient’s diagnosis, a new study finds. Read…
NHS facing ‘biggest ever cancer crisis’ due to ‘deadly cocktail’ of delays and growing backlog
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS is facing the “biggest cancer catastrophe ever to hit it” according to a leading oncologist who said a new report…
Omicron variant suspected to have originated from HIV patient, not evolved from Delta variant
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRichard Lessells, an infectious diseases expert in South Africa, told the newspaper that it was likely that the Omicron variant was incubated…
Nigeria detects first case of omicron variant from October
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a sample it collected in October, weeks before South Africa…
‘It has exploded’: GPs in Johannesburg swamped as omicron Covid infections surge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGPs and other primary healthcare providers in South Africa’s commercial metropolis Johannesburg said they are experiencing a surge of Covid-19 cases Read…
600 people living with HIV die from tuberculosis daily – Stop TB Partnership
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Stop TB Partnership says tuberculosis (TB) deaths among people living with HIV are on the rise. Read More
World AIDS Day: Do you also believe these common myths surrounding HIV/AIDS?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorld AIDS Day: Physical suffering aside, HIV/AIDS patients have to fight two battles at the same time – fighting the disease and fighting the…
HIV: One Nigerian child died every five minutes in 2020 – UNICEF
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 130,000 children are living with HIV in Nigeria, just as one Nigerian child died every five minutes from Aids-related reasons in…
A guide to HIV: Top 10 facts, from prevention and treatment to a possible cure
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe HIV pandemic isn’t going anywhere until a cure is found. Read More